---
title: "Video Quality Settings for YouTube™ (HD/4K) – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "10,000 users, rated 3.93 by 55 people. Version 3.1.0, updated 2026-06-27. Requests 5 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hlbopkdbimgihmpcaohopplcbpanmjlb"
---

# Video Quality Settings for YouTube™ (HD/4K)

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 10,000
- Rating: 3.93 from 55 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-12 19:27 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #5,041 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #1,151 of 115,641

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Watch YouTube™ in your preferred video quality, such as 720p, 1080p, 1440p and 2160p.

- Extension ID: `hlbopkdbimgihmpcaohopplcbpanmjlb`
- Developer: [Armin Sebastian](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/uffe0be7d28562c67a7ecc39c743b6e71)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2018-08-22
- Last updated: 2026-06-27
- Version: `3.1.0`
- Size: 333 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 123
- Languages (1): English
- Website: `armin.dev`
- Support page: `https://github.com/dessant/youtube-video-quality/issues`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/video-quality-settings-fo/hlbopkdbimgihmpcaohopplcbpanmjlb>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/hlbopkdbimgihmpcaohopplcbpanmjlb>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22hlbopkdbimgihmpcaohopplcbpanmjlb%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-12 | 10,000 | 3.93 | 55 |
| 2026-11-05 | 10,000 | 3.93 | 55 |
| 2026-10-29 | 10,000 | 3.93 | 55 |
| 2026-10-23 | 10,000 | 3.91 | 54 |
| 2026-10-16 | 10,000 | 3.91 | 54 |
| 2026-10-09 | 10,000 | 3.91 | 54 |
| 2026-10-03 | 10,000 | 3.91 | 54 |
| 2026-09-27 | 10,000 | 3.91 | 54 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `*://*.youtube.com/*`: youtube.com and its subdomains
- `*://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*`: www.youtube-nocookie.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*`: www.youtube-nocookie.com
- `*://www.youtube.com/*`: www.youtube.com

### Browser features

- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `webNavigation`: Follow your browsing, page by page

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Buster: Captcha Solver for Humans](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mpbjkejclgfgadiemmefgebjfooflfhl) | 700,000 | 3.79 | 925 | Tools |
| [Search by Image](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cnojnbdhbhnkbcieeekonklommdnndci) | 300,000 | 3.64 | 545 | Tools |
| [Web Archives](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hkligngkgcpcolhcnkgccglchdafcnao) | 50,000 | 4.83 | 59 | Tools |
| [Clear Browsing Data](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bjilljlpencdcpihofiobpnfgcakfdbe) | 20,000 | 4.08 | 37 | Developer Tools |
| [Autoplay Settings for YouTube™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/aogbgdnkcjgamgglpikcenliinchedel) | 6,000 | 3.05 | 37 | Tools |
| [Scroll Zoom](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ccfomhdaagemnbhbpminjoggkbglmcgb) | 3,000 | 4.14 | 29 | Accessibility |
| [Ping Blocker](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jkpocifanmihboebfhigkjcdihgfcdnb) | 1,000 | 5.00 | 5 | Privacy & Security |

All 8 extensions by [Armin Sebastian](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/uffe0be7d28562c67a7ecc39c743b6e71).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-12 19:27 UTC; next check around 2026-11-19.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Video Quality Settings for YouTube™ (HD/4K)” (hlbopkdbimgihmpcaohopplcbpanmjlb). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hlbopkdbimgihmpcaohopplcbpanmjlb. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_hlbopkdbimgihmpcaohopplcbpanmjlb,
  title   = {Video Quality Settings for YouTube™ (HD/4K) (hlbopkdbimgihmpcaohopplcbpanmjlb)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hlbopkdbimgihmpcaohopplcbpanmjlb},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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