YouTube Classic restores YouTube back to its glory days of classic aesthetics
What it does
Restores dislike counter so you can judge the quality of content before watching
(using Anarios' Return YouTube Dislike)
Removes rounded corners that seemingly abound for the sake of being round
(evolved from magma_craft's Non-Rounded YouTube Design)
Before:
After:
Redirects YouTube Shorts to classic player for increased usability
Hides sneaky recommendations from search for more accurate results
Reduces excessive animations for faster navigation thus enjoyment of videos
Prevents idling to keep tabs from falling asleep for infinite auto-play
Blocks thumbnail ads for less clutter when browsing videos
Before:
After:
## 🚀 Installation
### Browser extension:
1. Install YouTube Classic extension ([Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-classic/keehjmmhefapnbammgjhdppfeekdiepk?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=youtube-classic-readme), [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yt-classic/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=youtube-classic-readme))
2. Visit [youtube.com](https://youtube.com) & UI is transformed!
*Pro tip: For easier access to extension toggles, (1) click in the browser's toolbar, (2) then next to extension name.*
#
### Greasemonkey userscript:
1. Install a userscript manager, such as:
- ScriptCat for [Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/scriptcat/ndcooeababalnlpkfedmmbbbgkljhpjf), [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/scriptcat/) or [Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/scriptcat/liilgpjgabokdklappibcjfablkpcekh)
- Violentmonkey for [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/violentmonkey/) or [Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/eeagobfjdenkkddmbclomhiblgggliao)
- OrangeMonkey for [Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/orangemonkey/ekmeppjgajofkpiofbebgcbohbmfldaf)
- Tampermonkey for [Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tampermonkey/dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo), [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tampermonkey/) or [Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/tampermonkey/iikmkjmpaadaobahmlepeloendndfphd)
- [Stay](https://apps.apple.com/app/stay-for-safari/id1591620171) or [Userscripts](https://apps.apple.com/app/userscripts/id1463298887) for Safari
2. Install [YouTube Classic](https://scriptcat.org/scripts/code/6345/youtube-classic.user.js) userscript (will load in manager installed above)
3. Visit [youtube.com](https://youtube.com) & UI is transformed!
[**More userscripts**](https://github.com/adamlui/userscripts/#readme) / [Back to top ↑](#top)
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Browser extension:
1. Install YouTube Classic extension ([Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-classic/keehjmmhefapnbammgjhdppfeekdiepk?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=youtube-classic-readme), [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yt-classic/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=youtube-classic-readme))
2. Visit [youtube.com](https://youtube.com) & UI is transformed!
*Pro tip: For easier access to extension toggles, (1) click 
in the browser's toolbar, (2) then 
next to extension name.*
Greasemonkey userscript:
1. Install a userscript manager, such as:
- ScriptCat for [Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/scriptcat/ndcooeababalnlpkfedmmbbbgkljhpjf), [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/scriptcat/) or [Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/scriptcat/liilgpjgabokdklappibcjfablkpcekh)
- Violentmonkey for [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/violentmonkey/) or [Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/eeagobfjdenkkddmbclomhiblgggliao)
- OrangeMonkey for [Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/orangemonkey/ekmeppjgajofkpiofbebgcbohbmfldaf)
- Tampermonkey for [Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tampermonkey/dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo), [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tampermonkey/) or [Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/tampermonkey/iikmkjmpaadaobahmlepeloendndfphd)
- [Stay](https://apps.apple.com/app/stay-for-safari/id1591620171) or [Userscripts](https://apps.apple.com/app/userscripts/id1463298887) for Safari
2. Install [YouTube Classic](https://scriptcat.org/scripts/code/6345/youtube-classic.user.js) userscript (will load in manager installed above)
3. Visit [youtube.com](https://youtube.com) & UI is transformed!
![[Get for Greasemonkey]](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/adamlui/ai-web-extensions@8841371/assets/images/badges/greasemonkey/install-userscript/zh-cn/badge729x262.png)
[**More userscripts**](https://github.com/adamlui/userscripts/#readme) / [Back to top ↑](#top)
