YouTube's strategy seems to be more focused on pushing users to increase their premium subscriptions than on optimizing the overall experience of the platform, but fortunately we have tools at our disposal. One of the most interesting is Enhancer for YouTube, an extension that lets us control multiple options, from resolution and default frame rate to playback speed, codec, and the visibility of elements in its interface.
YouTube's reputation as a streaming monster hasn't disappeared, but it's evident that in Mountain View they decided to aim all cannons at monetizing their users. That means other details remain in the background, like exploring alternative playback methods, a legitimate offline mode, and a more flexible interface. In other words, YouTube is sacrificing quality.
What's the best option? Make all those adjustments ourselves, using extensions. One of the most complete is Enhancer for YouTube, compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, and the main flavors of Chromium.
Improve your experience on YouTube with Enhancer for YouTube
Once installed, the extension places a magic wand icon in the browser interface. Clicking there takes us to the configuration menu, which should appear automatically translated into Spanish. Enhancer for YouTube offers a customizable dark theme with more than a dozen variants to explore. That is followed by a bar full of advanced controls that are located below the player (you can change that), and include features like cinema mode, playback speed, rotation, popup player, video filters, and screenshot.
The Playback Quality section helps us force resolutions under different modes, separating its parameters between normal playback and fullscreen. We can also change the default speed, adjust the volume with the mouse wheel, and increase the amplification level. In Video Encoders and Formats we have the possibility of replacing WebM/VP9 with MP4/AVC, and limiting the frame rate to 24/25/30 FPS. Finally, Enhancer for YouTube can hide embedded interface elements like comments, chat, related videos, and shorts.
Enhancer for YouTube has been updated recently, works offline, and the only advertising appears in the configuration menu. If you want to improve your experience on YouTube, give it a try!
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