# 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}

Repository: https://github.com/code-charity/youtube
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/code-charity-youtube
Homepage: http://improvedtube.com
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: extension, chrome-extension, youtube, youtube-api, playback-speed, youtube-player, youtube-playlist, youtube-channel, subtitles, video, player, webextension, addon, css3, entertainment, productivity
Last push: 2026-08-24T00:53:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 74, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3106, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 96, "gap_med": 36, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: no_license, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4551, forks 982 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:53.318939+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: browser-extension, ui-components, video-processing, theme, accessibility
- domain: browser-extensions, media, entertainment, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: browser, browser-extension, cross-platform
- tags: youtube, improvedtube, webextension, chrome-extension, video-player, playback-speed, subtitles, distraction-blocking, javascript

## Member repositories
- code-charity/youtube (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:53.318939+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:20:04.456696+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: http://improvedtube.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:54.441614+00:00, sha a6541e240a75)
  - site_page: http://improvedtube.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:54.444315+00:00, sha dc88ac5e16c0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.