Lightweight YouTube

by Andrei Ionel (thetechdog) · Entertainment

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Redirects YouTube to its mobile version on desktop browsers, providing a faster and lighter experience on old hardware.

Users

+24 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#115K

#96K among extensions

Version

1.0

updated 3 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 1 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 42 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 1 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Lightweight YouTube

If your computer is weak or old, you will have issues running the modern desktop YouTube site - navigation may be sluggish and video playback might constantly drop frames or even end up freezing. "Lightweight YouTube" helps you run the mobile version of the YouTube website, which is designed to run on lower end hardware and as such should offer a much more smoother navigation and playback experience. This way you can enjoy a lighter and faster YouTube experience on any computer! Say goodbye to lag right now! Side note: If your computer does not support VP9 or AV1 video decoding, know that you can use an extension such as "h264ify" in conjunction with "Lightweight YouTube" for an even smoother playback experience! If you don't know what this means, then it's probably a good idea to install "h264ify" alongside this extension either way, because it can only improve your playback performance.