YouTube does not support 4K video playback in Safari for Mac. This extension shows a 4K badge in the toolbar if a YouTube video you’re watching offers quality higher than 1080p. Click the toolbar button to open the video in another web browser and enjoy it in full 4K glory.
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This way you can open any page (not just YouTube videos) in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera or another app. Skip video ad that’s playing: hold Fn key and click the toolbar button.
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You don’t even need a 4K TV or monitor to benefit from this app. Most MacBook and iMac models have Retina displays with native resolution higher than the maximum 1080p supported by YouTube on Safari. Furthermore, you get higher video bitrates and crispness on any display.
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→ Other Browsers 1440p, 4K and higher
How to Play 4K YouTube Videos in Safari
Google uses VP9 and AV1 video codecs for YouTube videos that have quality higher than 1080p. Safari on macOS, iOS and tvOS does not support those video codecs. To play YouTube videos in 1440p, 2160p or higher quality you’ll have to use a different web browser.
How to Use 4Ktube
- Download and open 4Ktube app from the Mac App Store.
- Click 001b“Show in Safari Preferences” button.
- Enable 001b“4Ktube” extension in Safari Extension Preferences.
- Select which browser you’d like to open links in:
Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera or any other app that can handle it.
Now, when you watch YouTube videos in Safari, the extension will let you know if there’s 4K quality available. Look out for the 4K badge on the toolbar icon. Click it to continue watching a 4K version of the video in another app.
You can open any page in another browser this way. Shift-click the toolbar button to also close the page in Safari when you open it elsewhere. This can be set as the default behavior in the app preferences. Option-click the toolbar button to open 4Ktube Preferences.
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