How to Load YouTube Video 5 Times Faster if Not Using Chrome?

Get a Faster YouTube on Browsers Other Than Chrome

Recently, Google has released a new version of YouTube. After this update, most of the users who are not using Chrome browser (and instead using Edge, Firefox or Safari browsers), complained that their YouTube is loading very slowly. This is actually not new as in most cases, Google develops its web services in such a way that they work quickly in its own browser (Chrome) only. For example, in the past, Google’s popular services such as YouTube Studio Beta, Google Earth, Google Allo, and Google Meet) were not supported on Microsoft Edge. Similarly, Google Meet, Google Earth, and YouTube TV were not supported on Firefox. In fact, at one time, Google even blocked its Google Maps service on Windows Phones.

Reason for YouTube Loading Slowly on Firefox, Edge & Safari Browsers

When YouTube loads slowly on your browser, you might think that your internet connection is slow or there is some problem with your browser. But, the reason for the slow working of YouTube on Firefox, Edge & Safari web browsers is not actually the fault of these browsers. The reason for the same is that YouTube’s new version still uses the deprecated shadow DOM API which is only implemented in Chrome. This makes other browsers load YouTube five times slower.

In fact, YouTube also encourages non Chrome users to download and install Chrome by giving various pop-up notifications. And when the user installs Chrome and visits YouTube, it loads instantly.

Fixing Slow YouTube on Firefox, Edge & Safari Browsers

Thankfully, there’s a way to fix slow YouTube on non-Chrome browsers by reverting YouTube back to the older version. Although, returning back to the classic version will mean that you can no longer experience the updated design and the dark mode feature. So, if you’re ready to lose these features, follow the procedure given below for each of the browsers.

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For Firefox Browser

To make YouTube Five Times faster in Firefox, you can use the YouTube Classic extension to revert YouTube to the older version. Use the following steps:

1. Install the YouTube Classic add-on on the Firefox.
2. Once the installation finishes, launch YouTube. It will now display the classic design.

For Edge & Safari Browser

For Edge and Safari browsers, there are no such extensions available to revert YouTube to the old design. For both of these browsers, you will have to use the Tampermonkey script to get YouTube to the older version and make it five times faster.

For Edge Browser

1. Launch Edge browser.
2. Download Tampermonkey extension for Edge from the Microsoft Store.
3. Got to Settings (…) -> More action -> Extensions.
4. Here, enable the Tampermoney extension.
5. In the Edge browser, open this webpage and click on the Install button. This will install the user script to allow YouTube to revert to classic mode.

It will also relaunch Edge. Now if you open YouTube, it will load much faster.

For Safari Browser

1. Launch Safari Browser.
2. Download Tampermonkey extension for Safari.
3. The browser will prompt you to either ‘Trust’ or ‘Cancel’ the installation of Tampermonkey. Click on ‘Trust’ to complete the installation.
4. Once installation finishes, enable the extension.
5. In the Safari browser, open this webpage and click on the Install button. This will install the user script to allow YouTube to revert to classic mode and load much faster.

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