code-charity/youtube
YouTube / Video Browser-Extension. [Top1 FOSS.] Enrich your experience & choice! 🧰Smart features📌set & forget📌300+ tweaks. Longest-standing. Join🧩us?👨👩👧👧 ⋮ {playback|discovery|extra player buttons|quality|codec|full tab|full screen|no distraction|shorts} observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 74
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license no_readme
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 36
- age_days: 3106
- days_rel: 96
- days_push: 10
- n_releases_24m: 12
Adoption not part of the score
4551 stars · 982 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
ImprovedTube is an open-source browser extension that adds 300+ tweaks and customization options to YouTube, covering playback speed, quality locking, layout, player buttons, and distraction hiding. It runs locally in the browser without uploading user data and has been maintained since 2012.
Use cases
- lock youtube video quality permanently
- set default playback speed on youtube
- hide youtube shorts and distractions
- watch playlists in chronological order
- auto-pause youtube when switching tabs
- customize youtube player buttons and layout
- block youtube autoplay up-next
When to choose
- you want fine-grained control over youtube playback, layout, and appearance
- you prefer a privacy-focused extension that runs locally without data collection
- you need features like quality locking, speed listening, or zen mode on youtube
When to avoid
- you need video enhancements on sites other than youtube
- you want a minimal extension with only one or two features
- you require a formally licensed product - the license is non-standard (NOASSERTION)
Facets
plugin · maturity active
browser-extension ui-components video-processing theme accessibility browser-extensions media entertainment developer-tools web-development browser browser-extension cross-platform youtube improvedtube webextension chrome-extension video-player playback-speed subtitles distraction-blocking javascript
2 sources
- homepage: http://improvedtube.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · a6541e240a75
- site_page: http://improvedtube.com/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · dc88ac5e16c0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| code-charity/youtube | main | 90 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="code-charity/youtube")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem