About this project

ImprovedTube (also known as Improve YouTube!) is a long-standing open-source browser extension that enhances the YouTube viewing experience. It is described as a powerful yet lightweight extension with hundreds of adjustable settings, aiming to give users more control over playback, content discovery and interface clutter. Key capability areas mentioned in the README include playback controls, discovery and filtering, extra player buttons, quality and codec options, full-tab and full-screen modes, distraction-free viewing, and Shorts-related tweaks. The project emphasizes a "set and forget" approach, meaning users can configure options once and have them persist. The extension is distributed through multiple browser stores: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Opera and Naver Whale. A release ZIP is also linked from the repository. The README notes that the project has been developed since 2012 and has a large user base, with community contributions and translations into many languages. Development is community-driven. The README points to a contributing wiki, a roadmap with open tasks such as bug fixes, documentation, tooltips, multilingual search tags, smart player buttons, filtering/discovery improvements, and a full-page GUI with history and dashboard. It also lists many translators and invites new contributors, proofreaders and translators. The repository is hosted under the code-charity organization. The README includes links for reporting bugs, requesting features, contributing, donating and testing the latest build. It also references external projects and ideas for future integration, such as userscripts and other YouTube-related extensions.