Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™ icon

Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™

by Benni · Just for Fun
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Play YouTube videos in the highest or lowest available quality.

Users
4,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.1 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
41
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#15K
#13K among extensions
Version
0.2.0
updated 29 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
6002,3004,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 4,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
102641Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 41 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™

Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™ is an extension that forces the YouTube player to play videos in the highest (HD) or lowest (LQ) available qualities. Some features: 1. Automatically set the Highest/Lowest available quality for all YouTube videos, depending on the user's choice. 2. Easily switch the quality type from the toolbar popup UI. 4. HD quality is useful where internet speed is high enough to load large videos. 5. LQ is handy where internet speed is low and you just want to see what the video is, and don't want to waste your bandwidth. 6. There is also an option to automatically set the video quality by YouTube (auto mode). Note: to report bugs, please visit the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/youtube-hd-lq.html) and fill the bug report form.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%00.00
1 year0+0.0%+1−0.01

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Auto HD|LQ for YouTube™ appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
hd quality#40
quality#35−12
auto#73−44
youtube#73+6

Version history

6 versions recorded
0.2.029 Jun 2026
0.1.923 Jul 2025
0.1.817 Sep 2024
0.1.729 Jul 2023
0.1.621 Sep 2021
0.1.526 Apr 2018

Details

Category
Just for Fun
First seen
26 Apr 2018
Size
42 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
mybrowseraddon.com
Extension ID
ghjlnhbnpinpcelhnkhjmbnkiaijbadd

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 1
Permissions
storage

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