Video Quality Settings for YouTube (HD/4K)

Name: Video Quality Settings for YouTube (HD/4K)
Rating: 4.0385 (52 reviews)
Author: Armin Sebastian

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

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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.

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

3.0.0 Last updated: 2024-05-31

Version code:

5752129

Creation date:

2018-08-22

Risk:

Permissions:

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

Size:

286.99K

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 1,619 ▲ 7

Other rankings

#130 in Games & Entertainment ▲ 1

#263 in Photos, Music & Videos

#2 in quality keyword 31

#3 in hd quality keyword 21

#3 in settings keyword 37

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Other platforms

Video Quality Settings for YouTube™ (HD/4K) (v3.0.0)

10,000+ 3.92

(48)

Video Quality Settings for YouTube (HD/4K) (v3.0.0)

5,043+ 2.70

(11)

User reviews

Users appreciate that this add-on reliably sets and maintains YouTube video quality preferences, helping to save bandwidth especially by lowering resolution and frame rates. It is lightweight and works better than alternatives. However, multiple reviews report bugs where quality changes revert unexpectedly, difficulty choosing certain resolutions, and crashes on some systems. It also does not work on Firefox for Android. Users desire a more user-friendly interface with easier toggling options. Overall, it functions well but has some stability and usability issues.

Pros

Effectively sets and maintains preferred video quality settings (HD/4K) on YouTube.
Helps save bandwidth by allowing users to lower video resolution and frame rate.
Lightweight and works better than similar add-ons, with positive user feedback on functionality.
Allows users to override YouTube's default video quality settings automatically.

Cons

Bugs related to saving quality preferences; some settings revert or do not stick after manual changes.
Limited or no functionality on Firefox for Android.
Crashes reported on specific systems, such as Intel Mac users.
Recent updates caused issues with selecting quality other than 1080p.
Lack of easy toggle or toolbar button makes it less user-friendly for temporarily disabling or changing quality.

Recent reviews

Used to be great but currently crashing FF on my Intel Mac.

by onerob, 2025-04-19

todavia no lo pruevo,que vale las 5 estrellas.

by Firefox user 13060605, 2025-03-29

The only Youtube HD addon that works. Congratulations to the author. german: Funktioniert einwandfrei. Das einzige Addon seiner Art.

by netcat, 2025-03-23

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

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