A glow around the YouTube player that follows the colors of the video.
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Version
1.0.3
updated 10 Oct 2026
About Ambilight for YouTube™
Let YouTube glow.
Ambilight for YouTube™ puts a soft glow around the video player in the colors of the video, up to 60 times a second.
Get started
1. Open any YouTube video. The glow is on right away.
2. Press G to switch it off and on.
3. The Ambilight button next to the settings gear opens the menu. Pick Subtle, Normal or Strong, or set it up yourself.
Tips
- Fullscreen on a 16:9 screen: set Video size to 80 % so the glow has room.
- Save your own looks under a name with the bookmark button, or share one as a short code with the share button.
Features
1. Light: brightness, contrast, saturation, glare protection
2. Shape: spread up to the whole screen, straight rays, fade-out, shadow, each edge on its own
3. Colors: color blending, picture colors
4. Transitions: Fast, Medium or Calm
5. Black bars: keep, hide or fill, also on Shorts
6. Video size: 50 to 100 % in theater mode and fullscreen
7. Extras: dim page, progress bar color, Video only, Clean picture
8. Active in: default view, theater mode, fullscreen, Shorts, ads
Your graphics card draws the glow. On a slow computer it skips frames instead of slowing YouTube down.
Only runs on www.youtube.com. No picture or data is stored or sent anywhere. Free, no account, no ads.
YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. This extension is not made by or affiliated with Google.
Screenshots show "Cosmos Laundromat" and "Big Buck Bunny" by Blender Foundation and "Wing It!" by Blender Studio (CC BY).