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YouTube is undeniably going down at the moment (quality wise). Google's never ending push to monopolise the video market and their repeated attempts at keeping their advertisers happy has led to a terrible situation where the site has become less user-friendly in exchange for nothing. However, there is hope! If you hate the situation YouTube is in but want to keep using it (let's be honest, all the good stuff is on there), check these links out!
YouTube Redux
YouTube Redux allows you to change UI elements of YouTube. For example, if you prefer the old YouTube favicon, you can change it to appear instead of the modern one. You can change profile pictures to appear as squares instead of circles, you can change the YouTube logo used, you can change the like/dislike ratios to be the classic red/green colour, and much more.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-redux/
Return YouTube Dislike
An addon that has become famous in recent times, Return YouTube Dislike does exactly what it says it does, it returns a visible dislike number to YouTube videos. Also, YouTube Redux has a setting so that it becomes compatible with Return YouTube Dislike.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/return-youtube-dislikes/
Annotations Restored for YouTube
Listen up kids! Way back long ago, YouTube had annotations, which were basically little notes an uploader could add to their videos to correct mistakes, add more info, add links, etc. YouTube removed these a long time ago, so if you want to see one in action, it's best to watch really old videos.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/annotations-restored/
SponsorBlock
YouTubers nowadays love to take up sponsorships. I can't fault them for it, who wouldn't want the money? But it can be annoying when huge parts of a video are taken up by sponsors, so this addon lets you easily skip those sections.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sponsorblock/
YouTube ReVanced
Sometimes, you have to use YouTube on-the-go, but the app version of it is no doubt worse than the web browser version since it doesn't allow for the same quality of life addons that the web browser version can have. YouTube ReVanced helps by letting you use those quality of life addons on the app version. A successor to YouTube Vanced, it lets you use SponsorBlock, AdBlock, Return YouTube Dislike, and more on the app version of YouTube. Also, beware of faker versions, you can't download YouTube ReVanced as an app, so follow the guide on the subreddit!
https://www.reddit.com/r/revancedapp/
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