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It’s no secret that using YouTube in the browser on your iPhone or iPad is a rather unpleasant experience. And in many ways, YouTube’s “native” app isn’t much better. This is where a new Safari extension called “Vinegar” comes in to save the day.

Update December 4, 2021 : Vinegar has received a nice update today with a host of new features:

  • On videos (and devices) that support 4K, you should see 4K video options in the quality switcher toolbar.
  • For people with expensive data plans, you can also switch to 144p and 240p.
  • You can toggle Theater mode with the keyboard shortcut “T” or click the “Theater” text below the video.
  • Supports keyboard shortcuts like “J” to rewind, “K” to pause, and “L” to forward.
  • Videos should be playable if you’re signed in with YouTube Premium.
  • Videos should be added to your watching history if you’re signed in.
  • Fixed a bunch of 3rd-party website embeds.
  • Sound no longer plays when you go back to the homepage.
  • It should preserve timestamp when you switch video quality.
  • Timestamped URLs (i.e. URLs with &t=123) should now work.
  • Clicking the chapter links in the description should bring you to the correct time.
  • You can now select quality for live videos as well.
  • Privacy-wise, it’s “safer” because now it only has access to web content on youtube.com.

“Vinegar” is a Safari extension for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that was released earlier this month with the goal of replacing the YouTube player with a minimal HTML player (via Daring Fireball ). This is similar to the days of YouTube5, which was a similar Safari extension back in the days when the YouTube player was written in Adobe Flash.

Developed by Zhenyi Tan, Vinegar replaces the YouTube player in Safari with a native HTML video tag, bringing a host of associated improvements:

  • The removal of in-video ads.
  • Prevent YouTube from tracking your play/pause/seek activities.
  • Restore picture-in-picture functionality.
  • The videos don’t stop playing if you switch to another browser tab.
  • You can choose the audio-only stream to keep the music playing when Safari is in the background.

The app works just as you would expect it to, and it makes the experience of using YouTube in your browser significantly more enjoyable. It works both directly on YouTube’s website and on videos embedded on third-party websites.

You can download Vinegar from the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It’s a one-time universal purchase of $1.99.

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Using YouTube in the Safari browser isn't the best experience. The YouTube app isn't much better, as it lacks some essential features. A new Safari extension called Vinegar replaces the YouTube player with a small HTML one.

Related: How to Turn On YouTube Picture-in-Picture for iPhone

The new extension is developed by And a Dinosaur (via Daring Fireball ), which also made a  Web Inspector , a developer console for Safari, a tool that redirects AMP pages called AMP Shockwave , and others . Basically, it replaces the default YouTube player in mobile Safari with its own player (similar to YouTube5).

This is important because it removes  in-video ads , prevents YouTube from tracking your play and pause activities, adds picture-in-picture functionality, keeps the videos playing if you switch to another tab , and lets you play an audio-only stream. Whether you're on the dedicated YouTube website or watching a video embedded in another site, these features work.

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These features have been missing from YouTube on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, even though they were significant selling points of the operating system for other video apps.

Vinegar isn't a free extension, but thankfully it's just a one-time $1.99 payment to get it, so you won't need to deal with the subscriptions or in-app purchases that are all over so many other applications nowadays. If you've always wished YouTube had these critical functions on iPhone, then it's worth a look.

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Safari extension “Vinegar” replaces YouTube player with HTML5 based player to remove bloat

Safari extensions allow users to personalize their web browsing experience on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. App Store offers several extensions to alleviate that web browsing via Apple’s native browser. A Safari extension for YouTube “Vinegar” is updated with new features and improvements to make video streaming more enjoyable. 

Vinegar allows users to stream videos on YouTube ad-free, offers Picture-in-Picture mode, and prevents the platform from tracking users’ play, pause, and seek activities. YouTube videos continue to play, even when the user switches to another browser tab and can choose the audio-only steel to play music when Safari is in the background. The developer says that like the YouTube5, the new Vinegar Safari extension fixes several issues with the YouTube player. 

now the YouTube player situation has gotten bad enough that we need another extension to fix it. That’s where Vinegar comes in. Vinegar also replaces the YouTube player (written in who-knows-what) with a minimal HTML <video>  tag.

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Download Vinegar, Safari extension, to alleviate video streaming experience on YouTube 

Developers usually offer more features in their mobile apps than on their web apps. Similarly, the web version of YouTube also comes with limitations. But the latest update of Vinegar brings new capabilities for users to enjoy the mobile features on the web. The release notes read:

  • Toggle video autoplay on youtube.com (Vinegar will never autoplay embedded videos on other websites).
  • Show/hide the quality switcher toolbar on youtube.com (the toolbar will always be hidden on other websites).
  • Change the preferred video quality (in case you hide the toolbar).
  • Change the language of auto-translated subtitles.

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Vinegar, Safari extension is available for $1.99 on the App Store and it comes with no in-app purchases, ads, and tracking. “It’s a universal purchase so you only have to buy it once to use it on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.” It requires iOS 15.0 or later and macOS 11.0 or later, respectively. 

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This Safari Extension on a Mac finally blocks YouTube's worst feature

Getting rid of my greatest bugbear of YouTube.

Eat the Shorts Safari extension on macOS

If you dislike YouTube Shorts as much as I have since they debuted back in September 2020, there's a new Safari Extension that can erase them when you're in Apple's web browser on a Mac .

I've never seen the point of YouTube Shorts. I go onto YouTube on my best Mac to watch certain channels in the early morning, or during my lunch break to catch up on Shark Tank and Dragons' Den videos - if I wanted to look at ten-second videos, I'd go on TikTok or look at Stories on Instagram for something similar.

Thankfully, Eat the Shorts is here. Created by Aaron Pearce, it's a Safari extension that will erase any mention of Shorts. You can grab it for a one-time purchase of $1.99 / £1.79 on the Mac App Store . Looks like I'm not alone in my distaste for YouTube Shorts.

Eat all of our shorts

Eat the Shorts is now available on the macOS App Store. Block YouTube Shorts in Safari with a simple install for just $1.99. https://t.co/zyyJRtKRYA #youtubeshorts #YouTube pic.twitter.com/KDiHmmDT8d January 30, 2023

Eat the Shorts is Mac only and solves a big issue for me. I'd love to see a way that Eat the Shorts can arrive on iOS and iPadOS when I'm in YouTube's app as well. At the moment, you can hide them for thirty days by pressing on the three dots above the section, but I'd like things to go even further.

Unfortunately, the Apple App store guidelines dictate how apps interact, and it means that extensions like this can be a lot more locked down on mobile platforms. That makes things like Eat the Shorts harder to get working on Safari on iOS and iPadOS. It's not impossible, but for a one-person team you can see why it might be out of reach for now.

Regardless, Eat the Shorts is already solving YouTube's biggest problem for me as I browse the site to look for background music as I work today, and for that one-time price, it's all I need.

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Focus for YouTube™ - Never enter the rabbit hole again

Safari extension / filter list to remove distractions on youtube.

### We now have a filter list that can be integrated into Safari with AdGuard → Filters → Custom → Add Custom Filter https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hadig/Focus-for-Youtube/master/focus4yt.txt

Also works on other browsers e.g. Firefox with uBlock origin ###

Ad Blocking for Safari users:

Add the filter rules below in AdGuard → Filters → User Rules

Source: https://github.com/easylist/easylist/wiki/Youtube-Issues#youtube-ads-showing-pre-roll-and-mid-roll

iOS / iPadOS Usage:

Directly in adguard (recommended):.

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Download Userscripts by @quoid : https://github.com/quoid/userscripts

Add this script by @Syndamia : https://github.com/Syndamia/min-youtube-element-blocker

Or use the standalone Safari Extension to consume YouTube™ responsibly. It will hide all suggested videos on the page.

Designed to run without any permissions.

Download under the release section: https://github.com/hadig/Focus-for-Youtube/releases/tag/v1.1

Installation:

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Drag&Drop&Done :) Don’t forget activating it in your Safari settings!

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Accelerate for Safari 4+

Control video playback, ritam sarmah.

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Accelerate is a Safari extension with powerful, customizable features for controlling video playback and speed. FEATURES • Control playback speed of HTML5 video • Personalize keyboard shortcuts for common media controls, e.g., play/pause, skipping, mute, Picture-in-Picture, etc. • Global shortcuts to control Safari playback while using other apps • Supports Picture-in-Picture and AirPlay • Works with YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Twitch, and more CONTROLS By default, you can use the following keys on your keyboard to control video speed: D: Speed Up S: Slow Down R: Toggle Default Speed (1x) A: Toggle 2x Speed V: Show Current Speed P: Enter Picture in Picture You can customize these and create additional shortcuts for the other playback actions available in Accelerate. PRIVACY Accelerate never collects any personal data or identifiable information from you. Safari will show a general warning that the extension can read sensitive info from all webpages. This permission level is required for extensions like Accelerate in order to interact with the web pages you visit. For more details, please see Accelerate's privacy policy. Privacy Policy: https://ritam.me/projects/accelerate/privacy FAQ: https://ritam.me/projects/accelerate/faq/ GitHub: https://github.com/ritamsarmah/accelerate

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• Fixes shortcut letters blocking text input on certain website textfields

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Great but have recommendation

I am really enjoying the functionality of the extension. I use this as a medical student to more quickly navigate through lectures. One additional feature that would make this perfect for me would be menu commands to make universal keyboard shortcuts. An example this could be used is during recorded lectures and taking notes. If i miss a particular portion of the lecture audio and I need to skip backwards to get it, without exiting the note taking application, I would be able to do that. I cant tell you how much I am going in and out of applications when I just want to have a global shortcut for pause/play, skip forward and skip backward. Maybe Accelerate can do this and I just missed it. Great applicaiton none the less!

Its good for being one of the only fast forwards for safari

Im still a little confused sometimes on how to use it but the creator sent me to an faq page that helped me out. Im getting used to it, but it could still be a little clearer with instrcutions. though, it does what its supposed to do so it should get 5 stars. I also still dont like that it wans you that it could be steaking passwords, but the creator also explained that, and i guess ill just have to trust him if i want to watch netflix faster lol

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Hi userjlv, I promise that Accelerate doesn't collect any personal info whatsoever, and you can see an explanation for the warning in my privacy policy, since it's a common concern with many Safari extensions. If you need help with getting the extension to work, there is an FAQ available on the Accelerate website with troubleshooting instructions. (https://ritam.me/projects/accelerate/faq) If you have other questions, feel free to email me and I'd be glad to answer them.

MacOS ver.: VGood, iOS ver.: Default Settings only

Again, great implementation on MacOS, but since I started using the iDevice variant, a) every input setting on the General app tab refuses to acknowledge changes to the playback speed multipliers or increment; on the Shortcuts app tab b) every created shortcut ignores user input and reverts to DEFAULT settings, and c) every Standard shortcut that is edited either resists editing entirely or replaces the Standard shortcut with the Default values from a newly created shortcut (in order to preserve the Standard shortcuts, the app must be clean re-installed). If the speed notification corner or the Keyboard shorts in the Standard shortcuts were in conflict with our workflow, I'd have to find another solution. Thankfully, the Standard shortcuts and General settings are tolerable. thx

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Summarize YouTube videos, web articles, and PDFs to save time, powered by ChatGPT (OpenAI) and Claude (Anthropic).

YouTube Summary with ChatGPT & Claude is a free Chrome Extension that lets you quickly summarize YouTube videos, web articles, and PDF you're consuming. Use this extension to save time and learn more quicker. YouTube videos, web articles, and PDF summarization functions are powered by ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Mistral AI and Gemini. ## What are the benefits of using YouTube Summary with ChatGPT & Claude? The main benefits are saving time, increasing productivity, and improving learning. YouTube Summary with ChatGPT & Claude reduces the need to watch long videos when you're just looking for the main points. The summaries let you absorb information quickly so you can spend time on other tasks. ## How do I use YouTube Summary with ChatGPT & Claude? Using YouTube Summary is easy. After installing the browser extension, simply open a YouTube video you'd like to summarize. Click the YouTube Summary icon in your browser toolbar, and it will generate a summary and provide an option to access the video transcript if available. You will see a summary of the video with or without timestamps. You can click on the timestamps to jump to the corresponding part of the video. You can also click the "Copy Transcript" button to copy the transcript of the YouTube video to your clipboard. ## Can I customize the length of the YouTube video summaries? Yes, you can customize the length of the video summaries generated by YouTube Summary. Adjust the settings within the extension to tailor the summaries to your preferred level of detail. Also, you can customize the prompt to use to summarize the content. ## Is YouTube Summary with ChatGPT & Claude suitable for educational purposes? Yes, YouTube Summary with ChatGPT & Claude is a valuable tool for educational purposes. It provides concise summaries and transcripts that can aid in research, studying, and learning from YouTube videos. ## Can YouTube Summary with ChatGPT & Claude handle videos in languages other than English? Yes, YouTube Summary is capable of summarizing videos in multiple languages, making it a valuable tool for international users. You can also choose what language you want the transcript to be in. Fore more details, please visit the website: https://glasp.co/youtube-summary

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Pitch shifter, speed changer and looper for online videos like YouTube. Musician's toolbox for practicing and rehearsing.

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  • Download and install Download and install the extension
  • Navigate to a video on YouTube, for example this video
  • Open the extension. (See extension menu in your browser right top toolbar. )
  • Make sure you're on the latest version of Chrome or Edge (but at least v96).
  • Refresh the page or close the browser first
  • Make sure you're on a video page
  • Start the video first before opening the extension
  • Make sure you have it installed (see Getting Started)
  • On your computer, open Chrome .

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  • Click on the extension, or use the pin button to keep the extension available in the toolbar
  • Ensure the video is on its dedicated page
  • Start the video or audio track manually first
  • Refresh the page
  • Close the browser tab and try again
  • Add extra permissions for connecting to the video.
  • Use tab capture mode for the pitch shift
  • Go to the settings menu in the extension (3 dots icon button on the top right)
  • Click on the "Play File" button
  • Now a local audio player has opened. Browse for a file on your compute and play the filer
  • Open the extension again and have fun!
  • Close other tabs and browser windows, and other applications
  • Disable all other extensions, then restart your browser
  • Restart your computer (yes, it may help :)
  • Check if there is a virus scanner, update process or other background process running
  • Make sure the sampling rate of your PC's audio card settings is set to default (e.g. 48.000Hz)
  • Close all browser tabs and open the (YouTube) video you want to control.
  • Start the video first manually.
  • There may be conflicting other extensions using audio tab capture as well. Check your extensions at chrome://extensions (type this in your browser address bar) and disable some. Close the browser and reopen the browser
  • Uninstall the extension and reinstall it. Then close all tabs, exit Chrome, and try again.
  • Make sure you are up to date, check if you have the latest version of Chrome and this extension
  • If the audio cuts out when using this extension, check if this is also the case for other extensions using tab audio capture. If so, it may be a general issue of your device. This is an excellent guide to solve sound issues on windows 10: Top 13 Ways to Fix Google Chrome Sound Not Working in Windows 10

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