There are many programs and platforms that we use every day from the PC , some more popular or used than others. This is common, since for example when talking about web browsers, Chrome predominates, or streaming video services, where YouTube stands out.
In fact, we have mentioned these two proposals in particular because they are the ones that, together, we are going to talk about in these same lines. In the first place and as many of you know, when talking about the Internet browser sector, the Google option is the most used for years. In fact, Chrome currently has more than half of market penetration worldwide. All this despite the quality and power of its maximum competitors such as Edge or Firefox .
On the other hand, we find a market that has not stopped growing in recent times, such as streaming video. We have payment platforms such as Netflix or Amazon Prime Video , as well as other free platforms, or at least in part. That is the case of the well-known YouTube video portal, an option that allows any user to share their own content with the rest of the world, for free. As you know, the video portal to which we refer to itself, has improved greatly over time.
Not surprisingly, a while ago it was acquired by the search giant Google , so it has not stopped receiving new functions, in addition to improving existing ones. But even with everything and with it, many users want to go one step further and squeeze the streaming platform a little more.
Extensions to block YouTube content
For all this, we can make use of a series of extensions that integrate with the aforementioned web browser from the same firm, Google Chrome. In this way we were able to greatly improve the functionality of the video portal. It is for all this precisely why in these same lines we will show you a series of Chrome extensions in charge of this. That is, in one way or another, these will help us improve the functionality and appearance of the video portal.
It may be the case that at a certain time we need to block certain content on the portal, so these plugins will be very helpful.
Video Blocker
On YouTube we can find content of all kinds, as long as they meet the standards of the platform itself. That is why sometimes we do not want some to appear on our desktop , for which we can use this extension. In this way we specify the channels or related words to block from now on.
Block Youtube Channels
The same happens with this proposal, Block Youtube Channels, another extension that ensures that we cannot see certain portal channels. Similarly, as in the previous case, we can also specify certain keywords that we want to see and that are going to be blocked.
BanTuber
In this case, when it comes to blocking content , all we have to do is create our own content blacklist that we don’t want to view. We can edit this whenever we want, in addition to adding new videos that we do not want to appear when browsing.
Extensions that improve the look of YouTube
The video portal presents us with a certain user interface, which at the same time we can customize and change based on extensions, like the ones we show you.
Turn off the lights
Through this addition that we make to Chrome when viewing YouTube videos, what we achieve is a more pleasant environment. In fact, it has been designed to view content when we are in low light environments. So what we achieve is that the view focuses on what we are visualizing and also it is less tiring.
LightsOut
Here what we achieve is the so-called cinema mode for the portal’s videos. Thus, LightsOut what it does is to order the rest of the content that appears on the screen in addition to darkening it. Thus we have an improved viewing experience in most cases.
Night Mode Tab
The so-called dark modes are increasingly used in all kinds of programs, even in operating systems such as Windows . This reduces eyestrain, as well as improving the experience of use. That is why this could not be less in a video player like the one that YouTube presents to us, something that Night Mode Tab can help us with.
Extensions to improve YouTube functionality
But of course, as with the external aspect of the video portal, we can also use add-ons that improve it at a functional level. That is precisely what we will talk about next with these Chrome extensions.
Enhancer for YouTube
There is no doubt that this is one of the most popular and used proposals in this regard to improve YouTube . Not surprisingly, it offers us a good number of additional functions for all this. Among these we can highlight a volume control and playback speed with the mouse wheel, or eliminate advertising . At the same time we can delete the annotations in the contents, or predefine qualities by default, in addition to watching videos in a loop.
YouTube Mouse Controls
As you can imagine by its name, this extension focuses on providing us with a series of custom controls to use directly from the mouse. Here used aspects such as volume, or searches on the same streaming video site come into play.
Iridium for YouTube
As it could not be otherwise, here we find another useful proposal to be able to customize various sections of YouTube from here. Therefore we can highlight that we can play content in a pop-up window, remove ads, or create a blacklist of channels. At the same time we have the possibility that the player is always visible, take screenshots, or manage the comments area.
Improve YouTube!
Another similar proposal in this same sense we will find with the complement called Improve YouTube !. It is also packed with additional features like customizing the player size, blocking ads, setting a fixed quality, or removing unnecessary objects from the screen. Similarly, we can customize keyboard shortcuts to control playback, rotate the video , or playback speed, in addition to having a night mode.
YouTweak for YouTube
Here we find another similar proposal that allows us to activate additional functions when using YouTube in Chrome. In this way we will be able to eliminate the videos that have already been seen, all those that belong to a certain subscription , or load all of them.