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YouTube
youtube.com › supported_browsers
Youtube
Your browser is up to date · You can use YouTube's latest features · Mozilla Firefox · Opera · Microsoft Edge · Google Chrome · Browse YouTube · About · Contact us · Terms
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YouTube
youtube.com › googlechrome
Google Chrome - YouTube
The official YouTube channel for the Chrome browser, OS, Web Store, and Chromebooks.
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YouTube
youtube.com › c › TheBrowserCompany
The Browser Company - YouTube
We're building better ways to use the internet with Dia and Arc. Learn more about Dia, an AI web browser that lets you chat with your tabs 👉 https://www.diabrowser.com/
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Google Support
support.google.com › youtube › answer › 3008060
Use YouTube on mobile browsers - YouTube Help
To get the most out of YouTube, sign in to view your favorite videos, playlists, and more. ... In the upper-right hand corner of the screen, tap the profile picture . Tap Sign in . Sign in with your Google Account. If you can't sign in to your account, you can recover your Google Account. For more help, visit the Google Accounts forum. Editing and uploading aren’t possible on mobile browsers.
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Quora
quora.com › How-do-I-open-YouTube-in-a-browser-instead-of-an-app
How to open YouTube in a browser instead of an app - Quora
Answer (1 of 3): You must have selected ooen by default with app 1. Click and hold the app for 3 seconds 2. Go to app info 3. Click on open by default 4. Clear defaults Now, open youtube from your browser. It will again ask open this type of links in a browser? and you say '...
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Quora
quora.com › How-do-I-open-YouTube-in-a-browser
How to open YouTube in a browser - Quora
Answer: It is quite simple actually. Just search for Youtube on google and click on the very first link that comes up. Alternatively, you can also directly type YouTube in the top Url bar of the browser and you would have reached Youtube.
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CNET
download.cnet.com › youtube-browser › 3000-13633_4-10646760.html
YouTube Browser for Windows - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download
June 3, 2024 - YouTube Browser, created by Crazy-World, is an app designed to make watching YouTube videos simpler and more direct. Instead of going to the YouTube website, you can use this app to search for and browse videos right away. It's built to make finding and watching videos easy, without the clutter ...
Rating: 2.9 ​ - ​ 12 votes
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/browsers › which browser is good for only youtube?
r/browsers on Reddit: which browser is good for ONLY YOUTUBE?
October 1, 2022 -

i need a super duper light weight browser only to watch yt vids (and which supports ublock damn it)

don't ask why lol, just a browser to watch vids thats it

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Of you are on windows, Edge is the most lightweighted browser. It is chromium so perfect for youtube. And supports ublock.
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TLDR: No compromise Mac setup with Orion browser and Youtube extensions Old thread but here for future reference. I consume a lot of Youtube and for long I have been on a quest to have a dedicated app for Youtube watching; started with Chrome, then Chromium, Chromium degoogled, Opera, Firefox, Edge, LibreWolf, Arc and abunch of others. While there is many separate applications that do exactly this, Youtube videos, none of them was perfect as 1) did not allow extensions and 2) did not allow to have multiple open tabs, which was a must for me. Mac's DuckDuckGo browser was pretty cool, and I did use it for a while, as it recognized Youtube videos and opened them in a dedicated page that was very lightweight, ADfree and more optimized; it was an empty page with the video only - no distractions. But this experience was definitely not perfect. What I did end up doing though, and I am SO extremely happy with this setup, was using the Orion browser by Kagi. It is basically the same browser as Safari, super fast and lightweight, and with some modifications made to it. Number one is absolutely zero telemetry and number two is compatibility for BOTH Chrome and Firefox extensions; there is obviously other differences but these two were the most important for my purpose. Great as it was as-is, to improve the experience I optimized the settings for Youtube, and installed a bunch of extensions. This is all I needed and now I have an amazing Youtube setup and no comprise whatsoever (for me). Browser: Orion by Kagi Extensions: SponsorBlock, Tweaks for Youtube, Youtube Full Video Title 2, Rounded Tube, Decentraleyes. NB: when possible, use Firefox extensions as they work slightly better.
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YouTube
youtube.com › playlist
Behind the Browser - YouTube
Join members of the Google Chrome team as they dive into the thinking behind the browser and some of its features.
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Steam Community
steamcommunity.com › discussions › forum › 11 › 7119694643861795701
Browser/Chrome and YouTube :: Hardware and Operating Systems
When the video is ready to load however it runs fine with no buffering, but when I scroll down to see the comments it took ages again to see them and to get the thumb nails of the recommended videos on the right hand side loaded. While the video was running I opened up another tab and tried different pages, football results, news papers, twitter, you name it, they load fast as they normally do. Browser is Chrome, I always use Chrome and it's never been a problem before.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/linuxquestions › what is the most optimized browser for watching youtube on a limited pc?
r/linuxquestions on Reddit: What is the most optimized browser for watching YouTube on a limited PC?
August 6, 2025 -

I currently have a PC with 4GB of RAM, an AMD E 450 and its integrated graphics and I was looking for the best method to watch YouTube with a graphical interface. I know it exists from the terminal but there is no graphical interface, so I wanted to know which browser or program you recommend. Before I was using Firefox but it only reached 144p, then I switched to Falcon and it reached 720p. I wanted to know if there was something else. By the way, I use Alpine Linux.

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Reddit
reddit.com › r/learnjavascript › how does youtube download work in web browsers?
r/learnjavascript on Reddit: How Does YouTube Download Work in Web Browsers?
November 9, 2024 -

Hi everyone,

I’m curious about how YouTube’s offline video functionality works in web browsers. Here’s what I’ve observed and would love to get some technical insights from the community.

Recently, I downloaded a video from YouTube using the web version. The video is quite long—about 3 hours—and I was able to watch it offline without any issues once it was downloaded. What puzzles me is that despite the video’s large size, the browser’s cache and storage didn’t show a significant increase in size.

Web browsers typically have storage limits for offline data such as cookies, cache, and local storage, often ranging around 5 MB for these purposes. Given this limit, I’m wondering how YouTube manages to allow such large video downloads and playback in a browser. I’ve tested this across different browsers, and it works perfectly.

Some technical points I’m interested in:

  1. How does YouTube circumvent browser storage limits to enable large video downloads? Is it using some form of server-side storage or special techniques?

  2. What mechanisms are in place to manage and retrieve these offline videos without significantly affecting local storage?

  3. Are there any JavaScript or web API methods YouTube employs to handle this efficiently?

I would really appreciate any technical explanations or insights into how this works.

Disclaimer: I don’t have YouTube Premium. I’ve noticed that in my current country (where YouTube is automatically set to a local version), I’m able to download videos and watch them offline without ads. This could be due to the fact that there are fewer advertisers here, and many people don’t speak English or use Latin script.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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vidIQ
vidiq.com › home › extension
vidIQ's Extension for YouTube Chrome, Firefox and Edge
It's designed for creators who want to optimize content and better understand their audience. To install vidIQ, go to the Chrome Web Store, search for 'VidIQ Vision', and click 'Add to Chrome'. Follow the instructions to complete the setup.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/youtube › youtube browser not loading
r/youtube on Reddit: Youtube Browser not loading
August 11, 2025 - Home Page not loading, when video pages don't load they do the same thing only in the video page format

So youtube just looks like this for me (above image). It's only on one specific google account in Google Chrome. Let's call the non-working Google Account "Account A". If I switch the google account to "Account B" OR if I use "Account A" in the Safari browser on the same laptop, it works fine. Also on my other PC laptop "Account A" works in Chrome.

At first... it will load my subscription page and maybe one or two video page without issue, but every subsequent page I load stops fully loading and looks like some version the above image. If I restart the computer I can get Youtube to load okay for about 1 or 2 pages, after that this starts to happen again.

I'm not sure if this is a "bug" but I couldn't find a better described flair

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Reddit
reddit.com › r/youtube › question: youtube now directs me to use a browser
r/youtube on Reddit: question: youtube now directs me to use a browser
March 31, 2024 -

Fairly clear, but my question is why does it allow any old browser but somehow forbid the app? Surely it can't be worse to use an App which may just not have some functions than a Browser of which it seems to totally not care which and how old ...

Thanks

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Chrome Web Store
chromewebstore.google.com › detail › enhancer-for-youtube › ponfpcnoihfmfllpaingbgckeeldkhle
Enhancer for YouTube™ - Chrome Web Store
Replaces thumbnails and modifies titles of videos on youtube.com ... Average rating 4.0 out of 5 stars. Learn more about results and reviews. Group Youtube playlist Sort and filter Youtube playlists Bulk move and delete YouTube Playlist Duration Multiselect for YouTube ... Average rating 4.4 out of 5 stars. Learn more about results and reviews. Clears the chrome browser history automatically on browser start.
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Josh's site
joshmuller.ca › writings › towards a peaceful youtube experience: the "improve youtube!" browser plugin, and how i use it
Towards A Peaceful YouTube Experience: The "Improve YouTube!" Browser Plugin, and How I Use It | Josh's site
April 10, 2022 - Some of the content on YouTube is amazing, but getting sucked into a YouTube binge-watch-vortex has wasted too many hours of my life. In combatting that, this new set up has helped me immensely. The tool that has allowed me to achieve this on my computer has been the Web Browser Plugin Improve YouTube!