You can choose the audio-only stream to keep the music playing when Safari is in the background. The videos don’t stop playing if you switch to another browser tab. Restore picture-in-picture functionality. Prevent YouTube from tracking your play/pause/seek activities. This is similar to the days of YouTube5, which was a similar Safari extension back in the days when the YouTube player was written in Adobe Flash.ĭeveloped by Zhenyi Tan, Vinegar replaces the YouTube player in Safari with a native HTML video tag, bringing a host of associated improvements: “Vinegar” is a Safari extension for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that was released earlier this month with the goal of replacing the YouTube player with a minimal HTML player (via Daring Fireball). Privacy-wise, it’s “safer” because now it only has access to web content on. You can now select quality for live videos as well. Clicking the chapter links in the description should bring you to the correct time. It should preserve timestamp when you switch video quality. Sound no longer plays when you go back to the homepage. Fixed a bunch of 3rd-party website embeds. 
Videos should be added to your watching history if you’re signed in. 
Videos should be playable if you’re signed in with YouTube Premium. Supports keyboard shortcuts like “J” to rewind, “K” to pause, and “L” to forward. You can toggle Theater mode with the keyboard shortcut “T” or click the “Theater” text below the video. For people with expensive data plans, you can also switch to 144p and 240p. On videos (and devices) that support 4K, you should see 4K video options in the quality switcher toolbar. Update December 4, 2021: Vinegar has received a nice update today with a host of new features: 
This is where a new Safari extension called “Vinegar” comes in to save the day. And in many ways, YouTube’s “native” app isn’t much better. It’s no secret that using YouTube in the browser on your iPhone or iPad is a rather unpleasant experience.
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