/ImprovedTube/
a powerful but lightweight extension,
to enrich your video experience & enable your content selection.
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'Might be the only YouTube Extension you'll ever need' 'enhances YouTube in meaningful ways' 'Strong Add-on, full control. Yet clear & easy'
Thanks ♡ to our contributors, Alan Tan, Raszpl
translators (+ wiki-authors? +donators?):bowtie:
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Original introduction
«Improve YouTube!»
/ImprovedTube/
is a strong & lightweight extension! - 80 features / the only one of a kind!
Since 2012 we have gradually been adding lightweight features, while keeping up with Youtube changes.
(throughout the years we witnessed the birth & fall of other promising & open YouTube Extensions [1](https://github.com/YePpHa/YouTubeCenter "YouTubeCenter"), [2](https://github.com/ParticleCore/Iridium "Iridium"), ... )
Today adding features can be easier & so motivating as there are 500 000 users. [[👪Join us]](https://github.com/code-for-charity/YouTube-Extension/discussions/1006 "github.com/Code-for-Charity").
##### Spread the word [📣
](Http://Twitter_Whatsapp_Discord_Youtube_Facebook_eMail_Telegram_Signal)
-
**W**hy arent there millions of users yet? We didn't write a guide or manual, let alone ads. This project can "fly much higher" through your word of mouth & eventually enable us to work on all wishes & immediate fixes around the clock🌱
Contributing
For more info on how to contribute, see the
contribution wiki.
Please join us! And let's re-define "
extensions"!
Why are they often unfunded & neglected?
🏷️ Roadmap
- [ ] _Find [developers](https://github.com/code-charity/youtube/discussions/1881), patreons_
- - [ ] _All [bugs](https://github.com/code4charity/YouTube-Extension/issues?q=label%3Abug+sort%3Acomments-desc+is%3Aopen+-label%3A_+), many [wishes](https://github.com/code4charity/YouTube-Extension/issues?q=label%3A%22Feature+Request%22+sort%3Acomments-desc+is%3Aopen+-label%3A_++-label%3A%22not+Goo.+Chrome%22+)_
- [ ] _Documentation, tooltips_
- - [ ] _Tags for our search (multilanguage)_
- [ ] Continuously integrate awesome code: [YCS](https://github.com/sonigy/YCS) [Userscripts](https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts?sort=total_installs#:~:text=HTML5%20Video), [Nova](https://github.com/raingart/Nova-YouTube-extension)?, [yr](https://github.com/MarcGuiselin/youtube-refined)filters or more([i](https://github.com/ThomasTavernier/Improve-Crunchyroll) [p](https://github.com/ppixiv/ppixiv) [r](https://github.com/refined-github/refined-github) [o](https://github.com/ovity/octotree),..)
- - [ ] Smart Player-[buttons](https://github.com/code-for-charity/ImprovedTube-for-YouTube/issues/1445) for all \ |
- ...Many popular languages are spoken more / written less, but please add yours! (even if just a few words for fun.)
Urdu
Nigerian Pidgin (English Creole)
Western-&Eastern-Punjabi
Marathi (Indo-European)Telugu
Tamil Yue Chinese (incl. Cantonese)
Tagalog (New name: Filipino) Wu Chinese (incl. Shanghainese)
Hausa Egyptian Spoken Arabic
Swahili Javanese KannadaGujarati
Amharic Bhojpuri
Min Nan Chinese (incl. Hokkien),
Jin Chinese Yoruba Hakka Chinese
Burmese Malayalam
Spoken Arabic: Sudanese Algerian
Lingala Malaysian Malay
- Combined these have more 1st-language
speakers than English + Spanish + Hindi.
And more 2nd-language speakers than
Chinese + Hindi + Spanish.
(And there are so many more: https://www.ethnologue.com/)
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##### 💡 Vision for Open-Source Efficiency: 🌱 [`Auto Contributors`](https://github.com/code4charity/Open-Source-Bot--Github-Git-Pull-Request-Bot)
(Compare: Wikipedia Bots. Would especially help medium-size projects.)
(+[community-list of regEx](https://github.com/code4charity/the-RegEx-Collector--Queries--Patterns " - ")?)
##### 💡 Vision for the _(tweaking-/userStyle-/"modding-"_)Community:
We can optimize things for the world, greatly prioritized: [
Crowd Fixes](https://github.com/code-charity/Universal-UserTweaks)
(
"insteada just tweakin@home like Sisyphos" )
##### 💡 Got great ideas?
Please notify us if you have relavant (volunteer) work beyond this project! (or ideas@improvedtube.com)
+ [github/**Wish-Factory**](https://github.com/code-for-charity/wish-factory "💡")
🎁
Our Extensions:
**Superb:** [**
History Manager
**](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unblob-alpha/odognhgojidbcgconbcipmgffjcmfaoj)
**Global / Filters:**
[unFreeze me](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ctrl-f-freedom-%20-right-cl/ijngdimmjkngoglcjaheoadciaalbafl " - Unlock your Right-Click, Ctrl+F, Selection anywhere!")
[
](https://github.com/code-for-charity/unlock-keyboard-and-mouse)
[Dark Mode](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-mode/declgfomkjdohhjbcfemjklfebflhefl " - Universal dark-mode!")
[
](https://github.com/code-for-charity/dark-mode)
Research: [
Ultimate Regex](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/regex-search/pmihaiejckejbpjdnildimfkpcpnohlo)("Ctrl+F+Shift")
[
](https://github.com/code-for-charity/regex) ([`Regex Replace`](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/regex-replace/ihcaaefaoebbcklmolaflgllidfamfgm)
)
**Browser:** [`Custom user agent`](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/custom-user-agent/ncgbkkljbaojkhljombpjejedphfhdjj)[
](https://github.com/code-for-charity/user-agent) [`auto-scroll`](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/auto-scroll/kpfalbhnppkbokafignonoppegdndlch "(missing in Linux)")
**Video / Media:** (integrate them in this extension please)
[Looper](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/looper/hlnfnoahfgnjnbkdckfnolacbmoknlmi)
[
](https://github.com/code-for-charity/looper)
[Frame by Frame](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/frame-by-frame/cclnaabdfgnehogonpeddbgejclcjneh)
[
](https://github.com/code-for-charity/frame-by-frame) [`unBlob`](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unblob-alpha/odognhgojidbcgconbcipmgffjcmfaoj)[
](https://github.com/code-for-charity/unblob "please fix/adopt me!") (
Equalizer[](https://github.com/code-for-charity/equalizer))
Home: (Start Page tabs
), [`TextEditor`](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/text-editor/bnbgafdjiinlgnjaedmfaablklnafpka) [
](https://github.com/code-for-charity/Editor), [`ToDo`](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/to-do/mniboiicchcpkffcdlaocnkfpbdihgii)[
](https://github.com/code-for-charity/todo)
**Development:** [**`Satus`**](https://github.com/code-for-charity/satus) (Our JS library) | [`WebGL.js`](https://github.com/code-for-charity/webgl.js) - WebGL Library
[endless grid](https://github.com/code-for-charity/pluviam), [CodeEditor](https://github.com/code-for-charity/code-editor), [TE](https://github.com/code-for-charity/theme-engine),
[Viscum Player](https://github.com/code-for-charity/viscum-player) - video.js?
👩💻
"Behind the scenes"
Do you need to run a popular extension, site, app or repo?
We'd love to help meaningful projects@improvedtube.com
🏝⛵
🏕
To-Do / Maintenance:
(sorted/Filtered = Dynamic To-Do lists)
**0.** [ ]
[**Bugs🐞**
](https://github.com/code4charity/YouTube-Extension/issues?q=label%3Abug+sort%3Acomments-desc+is%3Aopen+-label%3A_+ "we aim to offer some bug-bounties. Please ask") (we try to offer some bug bounty. [Please ask](mailto:bugs@improvedtube.com?subject=TODO_BOUNTY_LINK "especially if you are at a cheap/poor place ❤️") .)
**1.** **[ ]
** [**Documentation, wiki, screenshots, video, ...
**](https://github.com/code-for-charity/YouTube-Extension/wiki "We need to help people learning as easily as possible about our 90+ features. (Drafts welcome. This will become 🛈tooltips in the extension too!")
> We need to help people to learn as easily as possible about our [90+ features](https://github.com/ImprovedTube/ImprovedTube/wiki/Features). (Drafts welcome. This can become **🛈ToolTips** in the extension!")
+**[ ]**
[Updating translations](https://github.com/code-for-charity/YouTube-Extension/wiki/Translation-HowTo " - some language files miss additions.") +**[ ]**
proofreading [eng](https://github.com/ImprovedTube/ImprovedTube/blob/master/_locales/en/messages.json)
**2.** [ ]
[**Plans / Specifications 🧩**](https://github.com/code-for-charity/ImprovedTube-for-YouTube/issues?q=is%3Aissue+sort%3Acomments-desc+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22%F0%9F%A7%A9Plan+ready%22++-label%3A%22not+Goo.+Chrome%22+ "often unique & relevant (special)")
**&** [ ]
[**organizational Discussions**
](https://github.com/code-for-charity/YouTube-Extension/discussions?discussions_q=category%3AToDo++category%3AOrganization+ "Future & Structure")
**3.** [ ]
[**Feature Requests🌟🧚**
](https://github.com/code4charity/YouTube-Extension/issues?q=label%3A%22Feature+Request%22+sort%3Acomments-desc+is%3Aopen+-label%3A_++-label%3A%22not+Goo.+Chrome%22+ "- sometimes easy / CSS") - sometimes easy / CSS
**+** [ ]
[**Wishes in discussions
**](https://github.com/code-for-charity/YouTube-Extension/discussions?discussions_q=-category%3AToDo+-category%3AOrganization+ "Wishes, Ideas, Questions, News")
**0.1. [ ]
** Tidy: [(Rest/Unsorted 'issues')
](https://github.com/code4charity/YouTube-Extension/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+-label%3Abug+-label%3A%22Feature+Request%22+-label%3A%F0%9F%A7%A9Plan%20ready+-label%3A_+-label%3A%22not+Goo.+Chrome%22+sort%3Acreated-desc++-label%3A"Niche%2Frare+usecase%3F%2Ffun%3F"++-label%3Aunclear "Our github issues, which are not yet labled yet to appear in one of the ToDo-categories above")
> Further reading: [***"Contributing without programming"***](https://github.com/ImprovedTube/YouTube-Extension/discussions/753) & [*"Our CSS, JavaScript, json"*](https://github.com/ImprovedTube/ImprovedTube/pull/371#issuecomment-669725163) ( ***outdated**)* (*Newcomers are [we](https://github.com/ImprovedTube/ImprovedTube/issues/387#issuecomment-664980078)lcome tho! We review all edits & love to collaborate*
)
Features 🧰⋮⚙️🎛️☕🎧🎞️🎬🔊📈🎨⏯️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLfff7Kw_Xc
https://github.com/code-charity/youtube/wiki/Manual
- Fit Video to window, default resolution or pop-up player
- Hiding distractions
- Youtube Themes, Colors & night schedule
- Video Repeat-, screenshot-, rotate-buttons
- Customizable hotkeys / shortcuts
📟
"ImprovedTube Ticker 2022" /Pinned Issues
###### ❔[**ImprovedTube controls
** in, under or around the video player or cursor](https://github.com/code4charity/YouTube-Extension/issues/1445).
❔[**Meaningful/Most similar extensions
**? Social-Fixer, Youtube Enhancer, Simplify, ...](https://github.com/code4charity/YouTube-Extension/issues/1016).
📟 We are focused on updates, bugs & UX
but please keep up your wishes for Features!♡
📟 Enjoy **our projects: global** [**Dark Mode
**](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-mode/declgfomkjdohhjbcfemjklfebflhefl), to tweak CSS everywhere + Theme engine in the making, ...
📟 **2021
:** Firefox, Edge, Opera, Whale added (please try&rate)
📜
Historic Introduction
[ImprovedTube](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/improve-youtube-open-sour/bnomihfieiccainjcjblhegjgglakjdd),
is an extension we built to refine your YouTube experience. A powerful one-stop-shop with many features to enhance YouTube, yet liteweight. Be it a larger player or more tidy / studious YouTube UI, hiding distractions. And there was so much left to build and are many clever features to come still. ImprovedTube is designed with our own UI library: [Satus](https://github.com/code-for-charity/satus) (to manage your settings efficiently & create familiar apps/['cousins](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-mode/declgfomkjdohhjbcfemjklfebflhefl) easily.) Please spread the word: ImprovedTube is the only project of it's kind, because other open Youtube Extensions resigned. No other project provides so much CSS to adjust a website[🦄](https://github.com/search?q=stars%3A%3E700++size%3A%3E3000+++language%3ACSS++App+OR+Addon+OR+Extension+NOT+framework+NOT+apps&type=Repositories&s=updated&o=desc).
**Some ImprovedTube features**:
- Video quality
- Themes and customisation
- Repeat-, screenshot-, rotate-buttons
- Pop-up player
- Ads management
- Hide Cards and Annotations
- Customise video page appearance (always expand description, hide related videos etc.)
- Channel page customisations
- Customisation of hotkeys/shortcuts
- Statistics
- Volume mixer
_[Full list](https://github.com/ImprovedTube/YouTube/wiki/Features)_
**🔧 Install from source**
1.) **Download & extract the [[latest🧪version]](https://github.com/code4charity/YouTube-Extension/archive/refs/heads/master.zip) or [[release]](https://github.com/code-for-charity/YouTube-Extension/releases)**
- **Safari**:
- 2.) [Issue #494](https://github.com/code4charity/YouTube-Extension/issues/494#issuecomment-675098753)
- **Chrome / Chromium / Brave / Edge / Vivaldi**
- 2.) Go to your Browser's Extensions page (*chrome://extensions/*)
- 3.) Activate `Developer mode`
- 4.) Click the `Load unpacked` button & Select the extracted folder
- **Firefox / LibreWolf / Waterfox / IceCat**
- 2.) Go to `Add-ons` (*about:addons*)
- 3.) Click on `Extensions` tab
- 4.) Click on `Debug Add-ons` (*about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox*)
- 5.) Click on `Load Temporary Add-on…`
- 6.) Select the `manifest.json` file from unzipped folder
#### Web browser support
|[](https://brave.com)Brave | [](https://github.com/chromium/chromium)Chromium | [](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/improve-youtube-open-sour/bnomihfieiccainjcjblhegjgglakjdd)Chrome | [](https://www.microsoft.com/edge)Edge | [](https://foundation.mozilla.org)Firefox | [](https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/install-chrome-extensions/)Opera| [](https://www.apple.com/safari/)Safari | [](https://github.com/ric2b/Vivaldi-browser)Vivaldi |
| --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- |
| 0.52+ | 49.0+ | 49.0+ | 79.0+ | 44.0+ | 36.0+ | x.x+ | 1.0+ |
🔧
Installing from source
1.) **Download & extract the [[latest🧪version]](https://github.com/code4charity/YouTube-Extension/archive/refs/heads/master.zip) or [[release]](https://github.com/code-for-charity/YouTube-Extension/releases)**
- **Safari**:
- 2.) [**Build yourself**](https://github.com/code4charity/YouTube-Extension/issues/494#issuecomment-675098753)
- OR
- 2.) Right-click ImprovedTube.app and select the "Open" option from the drop down menu.
- 3.) Run this extension in your Applications folder
- 4.) Open System Settings, click Privacy & Security, scroll down, and click the Open Anyway button (Allow App Store and identified developers first)
- 5.) Click Quit and Open Safari Settings...
- 6.)Click Advanced in Safari Settings and then turn on Show Develop menu in menu bar
- 7.) Click Develop in Safari menu bar and then turn on Allow Unsigned Extensions
- If you’re using Safari 17 or later, click the Developer tab in Safari Settings, and select the “Allow unsigned extensions” option
- The Allow Unsigned Extensions setting resets when a user quits Safari, so you need to set it again the next time you launch Safari.
- 8.) Click Develop in Safari menu bar and then turn on Allow Unsigned Extensions
- 9.) You will see this extension in Extensions of Safari Settings, turn on it
- 10.) Click Always Allow on Every Website
- **Chrome / Chromium / Brave / Edge / Vivaldi**
- 2.) Go to your Browser's Extensions page (*chrome://extensions/*)
- 3.) Activate `Developer mode`
- 4.) Click the `Load unpacked` button & Select the extracted folder
- **Firefox / LibreWolf / Waterfox / IceCat**
- 2.) Go to `Add-ons` (*about:addons*)
- 3.) Click on `Extensions` tab
- 4.) Click on `Debug Add-ons` (*about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox*)
- 5.) Click on `Load Temporary Add-on…`
- 6.) Select the `manifest.json` file from unzipped folder