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YouTube Classic restores YouTube back to its glory days of classic aesthetics

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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, Firefox)

  2. Visit 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:

  2. Install YouTube Classic userscript (will load in manager installed above)

  3. Visit youtube.com & UI is transformed!



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📺 Reverts YouTube to its classic design + block thumbnail ads

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