Enhance Your YouTube Experience

Stable version - v1.5

A tiny Firefox extension designed for people with dry eyes and Anisometropia. It enhances your YouTube viewing experience by providing comprehensive customization options for captions, UI elements, and video player features—helping reduce eye strain and improve accessibility.

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Supported Browsers

Key Features

Manage Side Bar (Channels Navigation Bar)

Adjust visibility of the left-side bar that contains all subscribed channel names and other features.

Manage Filters

Adjust visibility of the YouTube search and filters section that contains all video-type catalogues you've watched before.

Manage Home Screen Grid

Adjust visibility of YouTube thumbnails and titles using a single slider.

Customise YT Captions

Change color and size YouTube captions in real-time. Make them easier to read with bold text without any backgrounds.

Customise Video Player

Toggle comments, video descroptions, channel metadata and recommended videos section to eliminate distractions and focus on the content.

Eye Comfort

Adjustable black overlay with opacity control to reduce screen brightness during long viewing sessions.

Installation & Usage

Add-on Installation
  1. Download the extension ZIP file and unpack it.
  2. Open Firefox and click manage extensions.
  3. Click the settings icon in the top right corner.
  4. Select Debug Add-ons from the list.
  5. Load the YT-Captions add-on from the manifest.json file.
Using the Extension
  1. Click the extension icon in the Firefox toolbar to open the popup.
  2. Adjust home screen element visibility.
  3. Configure video player controls.
  4. Customize caption appearance.
  5. Set overlay preferences and try video effects (experimental).

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, the YouTube Enhanced Captions extension is completely free with no hidden costs or premium features.

Absolutely! The extension works seamlessly with both free and premium YouTube accounts.

Currently, settings are saved per session. We're working on persistent storage for future updates.

No, the extension doesn't collect any personal data or viewing history. All processing happens locally in your browser.