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WesselKroos/youtube-ambilight
This browser extension adds ambient light to YouTube videos
About WesselKroos/youtube-ambilight
WesselKroos/youtube-ambilight is an open-source project on GitHub, mainly written in JavaScript. This browser extension adds ambient light to YouTube videos It currently holds 229 stars and 22 forks with 24 open issues, and was last pushed on 2025-11-21 (repository created 2017-11-25).
Project Overview
Git Homed tracks it on the Today's Trending board, currently at rank #85 with 39 new stars today.
GitHub Repository Details
README
Ambient light for YouTube™
Immerse yourself in YouTube videos with ambient light!Installation
Go to the extensions site of your browser and add the extension:Minimum requirements
Performance
A video card with a score of at least 1000 points in the PassMark Video Card Benchmark is recommended. Check your video card's score here:https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php
With a score lower than 1000 the extension will still work but it is likely that the YouTube video page will be slow and/or stuttering.
To troubleshoot performance problems or maximize the performance you can follow the checks and steps in the Troubleshoot guide
Browser versions
| Browser | Version | Reason | | -------- | ------- | ------ | | Chromium | 80 | Optional chaining operator (?.) | | Firefox | 74 | Optional chaining operator (?.) |Privacy & Security
Read the privacy policyReport, request or contribute
Feel free to- contribute to the project at /youtube-ambilight
- report bugs at /youtube-ambilight/issues
- request a feature at /youtube-ambilight/issues
- or ask a question at /youtube-ambilight/issues
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Development
1. Install Node (LTS) 2. In the terminal/commandline enternpm install.
3. In the terminal/commandline enter npm run build. A /dist folder will be generated which contains all the generated files of the extension.
4. Add the extension to Chrome:
1. In Chrome go to the url chrome://extensions/.
2. Turn on the Developer mode toggle.
3. Click Load unpacked and select the /dist folder.
4. Ambient light for YouTube™ has been added to the list of extensions.
5. After you've modified a file in the /src folder follow these steps:
1. In the terminal/commandline enter npm run build
2. In Chrome go to the url chrome://extensions/ and click the refresh/update button in the card of the extension.GitHub Stars & Activity
229Stars
22Forks
24Open issues
JavaScriptLanguage
GitHub Popularity
GitHub stars229
Forks22
Open issues24
Primary languageJavaScript
LicenseMIT
Stars gained today39
Created2017-11-25
Last pushed2025-11-21
Trending History
Daily boardrank #85 · ▲ 39 stars
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