Magic Actions for YouTube for Firefox

Firefox Magic Actions for YouTube is an add-on for Firefox that is created with the purpose of improving the way you watch videos on YouTube.

Once the add-on is installed, it adds a number of new buttons to the interface of the YouTube website which you can use to access the new features that it brings. With it you are able to activate the cinema mode which comes with a customizable backdrop. Depending on your mood or preferences, you can choose to change the color of the backdrop to a different one but if you are unsure between, let’s say, blue and green, the add-on allows you to use them both as a gradient.

The add-on also brings a new expand button which has the same effect as the full screen one that YouTube provides by default, except that if you press the ESC key on your keyboard, it won’t exit. So YouTube’s full screen mode functions better. To its advantage, the add-in allows you to increase or decrease the volume using the scroll wheel on your mouse. This can be done in all viewing modes, standard, cinema and expanded.

In case you’re listening to music, you get a repeat button that makes Firefox play the song over and over again. Another thing that it adds to YouTube, is an indicator that shows you the buffering percentage. This seems a bit useless since you already get a visual representation of the buffer status.

As far as other features go, you get to block ads, enable auto wide, stop autoplay, hide video annotations and enable auto HD. With the latter activated, Flash Player automatically plays the video at the resolution you select, if it is available.

In closing, Firefox Magic Actions for YouTube is an add-on that actually enhances the way you can watch videos on YouTube by offering practical features.