In other words, if a video has a max resolution of 480p you cannot download it in an HD format. The only downside to this feature is the lack of up-converting to higher resolution.
I downloaded a five minute 720p HD video in about a minute, but your download time will obviously vary depending on your internet connection. Or if you are complying short clips and don’t want to have to do a screen capture of your screen, then downloading videos can be a very good option.Īfter downloading several videos for test purposes, I have found that the download feature works very well.
This feature is useful if you are going to be offline for a long time and still want to be able to watch your favorite YouTube videos. Content producers on YouTube that need the revenue that they earn from those ads won’t like it if you enable this feature, but there is always this option if you need it.Īnother big feature of this add-on is you can download videos directly from the video page. Well if you don’t like ads than with the remove ads feature you can click on the Remove Ads and then you no longer will see ads. If you use YouTube as your main form of entertainment you probably do it for one or more of the following reasons: don’t want to pay for “normal” TV, don’t like ads, or you like the content on YouTube. I would recommend that you try this feature yourself and see if you like it. Unless you have a large resolution monitor (1080p) than this feature may not be the best for you because it takes up a large part of the screen. There is, however, a limitation - screen size. This is an amazing feature because it allows you to watch videos while doing something else, such as while working in Google Docs.
Of course anyone wanting distraction-free YouTube videos could always go into full screen mode however older computers or bad internet connections cannot handle full screen without lagging, so this dimming feature is great, since it helps you not be distracted by anything other than the video.Īnother great feature is the ability to watch a video in the sidebar. As seen in the screenshot to the right, this feature works very well and does what it says that it will do. One of the things that it does is dim the background so the video is brighter than the background, making it easier for you to focus on it.
YouTube Enhancer Plus is a minimal add-on that does a lot of great things.
This makes usability simple, but it could bother people who are looking for software that allows for more control. While it’s easy to work with though there are a lack of configuration options. You open the video from the built-in browser, then you’ll click the large ‘Download’ button on the toolbar. The interface is minimalist and straightforward to navigate. Once you download and launch this program, you’ll be able to download multiple FLV videos from a range of websites at one time.