Video Quality Settings for YouTube (HD/4K)

Name: Video Quality Settings for YouTube (HD/4K)
Rating: 4.1774 (62 reviews)
Author: Armin Sebastian

By: Armin Sebastian

Watch YouTube in your preferred video quality, such as 720p, 1080p, 1440p and 2160p.

Video Quality Settings for YouTube (HD/4K)

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Features & Capabilities

Video Quality Settings for YouTube (HD/4K) is a convenient Chrome extension that allows users to set their preferred YouTube video quality, including popular resolutions such as 720p, 1080p, 1440p, and 2160p (4K). Once set, it remembers your choice between browsing sessions, ensuring a consistent viewing experience without manual adjustments each time.

The extension also supports limiting YouTube video frame rates to 30 FPS, which can help manage bandwidth and performance. With an easy-to-use interface, users can update quality settings via the player controls or extension options. Compatible with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge browsers, this extension prioritizes privacy by not collecting personal data. Ideal for users seeking control over video playback quality, it enhances YouTube streaming without hassle.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

3.1.0 Last updated: 2026-06-27

Version code:

6327066

Creation date:

2018-08-22

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
webNavigation
scripting
*://*.youtube.com/*
*://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*

Content scripts matches:

www.youtube.com
www.youtube-nocookie.com

Size:

341.58KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-11

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 1,532 ▲ 4

Other rankings

#137 in Games & Entertainment ▲ 4

#255 in Photos, Music & Videos ▼ 1

#3 in quality keyword 25

#3 in settings keyword 31

#6 in hd quality keyword 31

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Video Quality Settings for YouTube™ (HD/4K) (v3.1.0)

10,000 3.89

(53)

Video Quality Settings for YouTube (HD/4K) (v3.1.0)

3,872 2.70

(11)

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Developed by:

Armin Sebastian

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-video-quality/

Website:

https://github.com/dessant/youtube-video-quality/issues

Permission Change History

2026-06-28: Version 3.0.0 → 3.1.0

Add Permissions: scripting

User Reviews

Most reviews praise its reliability, lightweight design, and broad quality controls (up to 8K/60fps) with an easy-to-use interface and auto-apply feature. The main drawbacks are settings not persisting and compatibility issues on certain platforms (notably V3 and Android).

Pros

Reliable performance for most users.
Lightweight and low resource usage.
Broad range of quality options, including high resolutions up to 8K and 60fps by default.
User-friendly settings interface with automatic application of preferred settings.
Often described as one of the few YouTube HD addons that actually works.

Cons

Settings often revert or fail to save, causing the chosen quality to reset to a default (e.g., 480p or 1080p).
Compatibility issues on some platforms/versions (e.g., V3 and Firefox for Android).

Recent reviews

by sh*****, 2026-06-24

works

by Mi*****, 2026-04-03

it works mostly but it keeps resetting itself back to 480p, so it's kinda useless because the whole reason you'd use it is for youtube to STOP defaulting to 480p

by En*****, 2026-01-20

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Is Video Quality Settings for YouTube (HD/4K) Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Video Quality Settings for YouTube (HD/4K) requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, youtube-nocookie.com
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Risk likelihood

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Video Quality Settings for YouTube (HD/4K) is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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