Have YouTube videos gotten so bad that we need browser extensions to fix them?
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Vinegar is a Safari extension for macOS and iOS that replaces the YouTube video player with Apple's built-in player. This provides a proper Picture-in-Picture (PiP), better subtitle support, full screen viewing from anywhere, and more. Vinegar also removes ads.
The extension has its drawbacks, but overall it strips YouTube videos of all the usual annoyances. But how did it get to this point? The last time web video was this bad, it was because Flash Player was killing the battery of any device that used it.
“The situation with the YouTube player has deteriorated to the point where we need a new extension to fix it,” Vinegar developer Zhenyi Tan said in a blog post.
