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Fast YouTube Load

Fast YouTube Load

YouTube page load is 5x slower in Firefox than in Chrome because YouTube's Polymer redesign relies on the deprecated Shadow DOM v0 API only implemented in Chrome. This extension helps you to load more faster the page in your Firefox.

  • Fast YouTube Load
  • Fast YouTube Load
  • Fast YouTube Load
What is Fast YouTube Load?
'Fast YouTube Load' is a Firefox add-on designed to drastically improve the loading speed of YouTube in Firefox. It optimizes and fastens loading by changing the design to a pre-Polymer one which increases the website's performance and effectively makes it 5x faster.
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This add-on was removed from Firefox Browser Add-ons on 2024-04-20
Users: 796
Rating: 3.65 (54)
Version: 1.4.1 (Last updated: 2020-05-23)
Creation date: 2018-07-26
Weekly download count: 20
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very high risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequestBlocking
  • webRequest
  • *://www.youtube.com/*
Size: 35.31K
URLs: Website
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Note: This add-on is completely free! Please consider making a small donation (and write me a message) or write an review. Thank you!

The main idea of the add-on is to optimize YouTube loading in Firefox, which is considerably slower because YouTube's Polymer redesign relies on the deprecated Shadow DOM v0 API only implemented in Chrome.

To make loading faster there are several procedures that even change the appearance of YouTube to a previous pre-Polymer design and that helps in terms of website performance in Firefox. If you can make a comparison when using the add-on you will see a big difference in loading speed in about 5x.

Have a suggestion, requests, doubts or encountered an error? Please open a new issue.

** This add-on is not receiving updates anymore. **

User reviews
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These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Initially improved YouTube loading speed
  • Simple and doesn't add unnecessary features
  • Solves loading issues for some users
Cons
  • Causes light mode to be forced on YouTube
  • Possible incompatibility with other add-ons
  • Some users report slower loading times
  • Dark mode breaking for some users
  • Potentially outdated and unnecessary
Most mentioned
  • Light/Dark theme issues
  • Actual improvement of loading speeds is inconsistent
  • Conflict with other extensions/add-ons
  • Previously discontinued but found useful by some
  • Brief flash of light mode when loading YouTube
Recent reviews
by TheFoxFrog, 2024-03-01
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Safety
Risk impact

Fast YouTube Load is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Fast YouTube Load if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Fast YouTube Load is very likely to contain malware and should not be trusted. Avoid installing.

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