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YouTube Auto Quality — Always Play Videos in HD, 1080p or 4K

5,000 users Rated 4.54 from 11 ratings Last updated 3 Nov 2026

By PYROCTAL Live in the Chrome Web Store lmmpjmlpejclaadmfchlblcdcookjgij Search Google ↗ Last checked 10 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC

The listing

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

Pick a default resolution once and YouTube stops lowering it: every video and Shorts, from 144p up to 8K.Summary from the listing
Developer
PYROCTAL
Enhanced Safe Browsing
Trusted. What this means →
Category
Productivity › Tools
First published
27 Mar 2026
Last updated
3 Nov 2026
Version
2.5.1
Size
218 KiB
Minimum Chrome
88
Languages
55 languages

Deutsch, English, English (Australia), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Filipino, Indonesia, Kiswahili, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, español (Latinoamérica), français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, العربية, فارسی, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ไทย, አማርኛ, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어

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Users over time As shown on the Chrome Web Store
2K3K4K5KTracking began 27 Sep 202627 Sep4 Oct11 Oct18 Oct25 Oct1 Nov8 Nov2026-09-27: 2,000 users2026-10-02: 2,000 users2026-10-08: 3,000 users2026-10-15: 3,000 users2026-10-22: 4,000 users2026-10-28: 4,000 users2026-11-04: 5,000 users2026-11-10: 5,000 users2026-11-04: new version5,0002K3K4K5KTracking began27 Sep18 Oct8 Nov2026-09-27: 2,000 users2026-10-02: 2,000 users2026-10-08: 3,000 users2026-10-15: 3,000 users2026-10-22: 4,000 users2026-10-28: 4,000 users2026-11-04: 5,000 users2026-11-10: 5,000 users2026-11-04: new version5K
Average rating
4.604.805.0027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct8 Nov4.544.604.805.0027 Sep18 Oct8 Nov4.54
Number of ratings
681027 Sep11 Oct25 Oct8 Nov11681027 Sep18 Oct8 Nov11
New version One point per check. Source: the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing.
Show the numbers
CheckedUsersRatingRatings
2026-11-105,0004.5411
2026-11-045,0004.7010
2026-10-284,0005.009
2026-10-224,0005.008
2026-10-153,0005.007
2026-10-083,0005.006
2026-10-022,0005.005
2026-09-272,0005.005
Users, 7 days
No change
since a week ago
Users, 30 days
+2,000
+66.7%
Rank
#10,132
by users, of 292,131 extensions
In its category
#2,425
of 115,641 in Tools

What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first

  1. New version 2.5.1, replacing 2.4.7.

    Renamed from “YouTube Auto Quality” to “YouTube Auto Quality — Always Play Videos in HD, 1080p or 4K”.

    The summary on the listing changed.

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 27 Sep 2026.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent account and contact changes →

What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language

Sites
  • *://*.youtube.com/*youtube.com and its subdomains
Sites where it runs scripts
  • *://*.youtube.com/*youtube.com and its subdomains
Browser features
  • storageSave settings and data in your browser

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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 10 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC; next check around 17 Nov 2026.

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Citation
Extension Tracker. “YouTube Auto Quality — Always Play Videos in HD, 1080p or 4K” (lmmpjmlpejclaadmfchlblcdcookjgij). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-10. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lmmpjmlpejclaadmfchlblcdcookjgij. Accessed 2026-11-13.
BibTeX
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  title   = {YouTube Auto Quality — Always Play Videos in HD, 1080p or 4K (lmmpjmlpejclaadmfchlblcdcookjgij)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-10},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lmmpjmlpejclaadmfchlblcdcookjgij},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}

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