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screenshotAuto HD|LQ for YouTube™  |  Download Choose HD or LQ for all YouTube HTML5 and Flash videos.

Some of the important features of the Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™ addon are listed below. This is followed by an overview of this addon. This summary contains few words about the addon, its function, and its features. Next is FAQ, this section is useful to get information about how this addon works in your browser. If you couldn't find a specific answer, please fill the bug report form on this page or the contact form on the homepage to let us know about your question. Following the FAQ, is the bug report form. It is designed to collect user feedbacks and bugs about this addon. Users can suggest improvements or feature requests through this form too. The next section is for submitting comments about this addon which uses the Facebook comments plugin. The last section is dedicated to reports submitted through the GitHub website. We hope the information provided on this page, could help you get all the basics you need about this addon and enable you to have a better experience with Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™.

In short, Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™ is a very light-weight extension that forces the YouTube HTML5 and Flash players to play in full HD or the lowest available quality (LQ). Please check the YouTube tutorial below to get an idea of how this addon works in your browser. If you want to contribute to the developement of this addon, please fork it on GitHub, and push your changes to a named branch. Moreover, you can review all the comments made on GitHub commits.

5 Reasons to Use Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™

  • A Lite browser extension for Firefox, Chrome and Opera.

  • Automatically set the highest or lowest available quality for all YouTube videos.

  • Supports both HTML5 and Flash video players.

  • Easily switch the quality type from toolbar-popup UI.

  • Has the option to not change the YouTube video quality at all.

YouTube Tutorial

This video gives you an idea of how the extension works in your browser.

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Overview

  • YouTube has quickly become the go-to website for the online streaming of videos, by users from all across the world. It is a video sharing website that has made it increasingly more convenient for people to watch videos, or even upload their own to be shared by a mass audience. This has proven to be an extremely useful website for people who have also implicated their business ideas onto this application in the form of, YouTube channels. Some of these business ideas have caught attention of the public, which has made the owners, in some sense or the other, YouTube celebrities. In order to cater to such individuals requiring an excessive use of this website, the YouTube™ HD-LQ extension is introduced, which allows the users to view the videos available in full-HD or the lowest quality available (LQ).

    This is a lightweight extension that works with YouTube HTML5 and Flash players to incorporate different quality videos to be played on the site. This application can easily shift the quality from the toolbar popup and also provides the option to not change the quality at all as well (maintain the default quality). This can easily be implemented through the gear icon in the toolbar, accessing the quality options and setting the desired level. The HD level is useful where the internet speed is high enough to load large videos, whereas the low quality is supported when the content of the video is not as important and the bandwidth is not be waste. There is also an option on the application to automatically set the quality level for all videos. This option of quality has proven to be greatly helpful to users as it allows them the option of viewing the videos in different levels, which saves up time and internet usage. These specifications play an important role while dealing with habitual YouTube users, who watch and upload videos every day and need different specifications for different videos.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • 1. What is Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™?

    Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™ is a multi-browser Addon that helps you automatically change YouTube videos quality based on your need. Three options are available, HD, LQ or Auto. HD or Highest Definition, changes the quality to the highest available for the current YouTube video (may NOT be HD). LQ or Lowest Quality, sets the quality to the lowest available (i.e. 144p). If you do not want the Addon to interfere with the quality, change the quality from popup UI to Auto. Note, once you change the quality from toolbar popup UI, the current video (as-well-as all other opened YouTube videos will be reloaded.)

  • 2. What is new in this version?

    Check this link for information about the recent updates in Firefox.

  • 3. How can I download the source code for Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™?

    To download the source code for this extension from Chrome Web Store, it is recommended to use Extension Source Downloader. With this addon, you can download the source code as a ZIP or CRX format to your machine. If you want to download the source code from the Firefox addons store, please open the firefox download link (if available) in the Firefox browser and then right-click on the - Add to Firefox - button and select - Save Link As... - item. Choose the destination folder on your machine and then save the file in XPI format. You can then rename the XPI format to a RAR or ZIP file. Some extensions may have a GitHub repo address, which you can use to download the source code as well. But, it may not be the latest version of the addon. Therefore, downloading the source code from the official web stores is the best option as it always gives you the latest version of the addon.

  • 4. When does the Addon changes quality for each video?

    It changes the video quality to your desired choice when the video starts to play. Note: for some videos, the quality may change within the first few seconds when the video starts. But, in most cases it does the quality set immediately.

  • 5. Is it possible to set lowest quality instead of the highest available one?

    Yes, it is possible to set lowest quality from addons toolbar popup window. Also note that if you manually select a video quality, the extension won’t change the quality back to the highest one anymore (only and only if an HD quality is selected, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, or 2160p).

  • 6. I would like the extension to play the highest available quality no matter if an HD quality is chosen by player or not. Is that possible?

    Yes, but please note to refresh the YouTube page (from version 0.1.2, it reloads the page automatically) and let the extension force the highest quality.

  • 7. How to install the extension from source (XPI file)?

    Simply drag and drop it into an open Firefox window and give it permission to install. There is no need to restart the navigator in order for the changes to take effect. However, we recommend to install the Addon from official stores (Chrome, Firefox and Opera)

  • 8. Where can I find the privacy policy for Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™?

    Please read the privacy policy for this extension here.

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