Removes the ability to select or watch AI-upscaled (Super Resolution) videos from YouTube and stop them loading automatically
// ==UserScript==
// @name Remove Super Resolution (AI-Upscaled) Videos From YouTube
// @namespace https://www.tampermonkey.net/
// @version 1.1
// @description Removes the ability to select or watch AI-upscaled (Super Resolution) videos from YouTube and stop them loading automatically
// @author zy
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// @match *://www.youtube.com/*
// @match *://m.youtube.com/*
// @match *://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*
// @exclude *://www.youtube.com/live_chat*
// @grant none
// @run-at document-idle
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
(function () {
const POSSIBLE_RESOLUTIONS = {
'8K': 'highres',
'4K': 'hd2160',
'1440p': 'hd1440',
'1080p': 'hd1080',
'720p': 'hd720',
'480p': 'large',
'360p': 'medium',
'240p': 'small',
'144p': 'tiny'
}
const PIXEL_TO_QUALITY = {
'4320': 'highres',
'2160': 'hd2160',
'1440': 'hd1440',
'1080': 'hd1080',
'720': 'hd720',
'480': 'large',
'360': 'medium',
'240': 'small',
'144': 'tiny'
}
let defaultQuality = `hd1080`; // set the quality the player was using before switching it to avoid super-resolution qualities
let oldResStorage = null;
let lastPlayerResponse = null;
let currentlyOverridingSR = false;
function setDefaultRes() {
let storedRes = JSON.parse(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("yt-player-quality")).data).quality
if (storedRes) {
oldResStorage = localStorage.getItem("yt-player-quality");
defaultQuality = PIXEL_TO_QUALITY[storedRes]
console.log(`Set default resolution to: ${storedRes}p (${defaultQuality})`);
}
}
function getFirstNonSR(resolutions) {
let sr_hit = false;
for (const label of Object.keys(POSSIBLE_RESOLUTIONS)) {
if (!resolutions.includes(label) && sr_hit) {
return { res: POSSIBLE_RESOLUTIONS[label], res_label: label } ;
}
if (resolutions.includes(label)) sr_hit = true;
}
return null;
}
function checkFormats(value) {
if (value.playabilityStatus?.paygatedQualitiesMetadata?.qualityDetails) {
const superResQualities = value.playabilityStatus.paygatedQualitiesMetadata.qualityDetails.filter(
q => q.value?.paygatedIndicatorText?.toLowerCase().includes("super resolution")
);
if (superResQualities.length > 0) {
let sr = []
superResQualities.forEach(q => {
sr.push(q.key)
});
console.log(`SR res: ${sr.join(", ")}`);
let nonSR = getFirstNonSR(sr)
if (nonSR) {
currentlyOverridingSR = true;
console.log(`Switching resolution to ${nonSR.res_label} (${nonSR.res})`);
setQuality(nonSR.res);
if (oldResStorage) localStorage.setItem("yt-player-quality", oldResStorage);
return;
}
}
}
if (currentlyOverridingSR) {
console.log(`Switched to a non-SR video, restoring old quality (${defaultQuality})`);
currentlyOverridingSR = false;
setQuality(defaultQuality);
}
}
function interceptPlayerResponse() {
let currentValue = window.ytInitialPlayerResponse;
Object.defineProperty(window, "ytInitialPlayerResponse", {
configurable: true,
enumerable: true,
get() {
return currentValue;
},
set(value) {
currentValue = value;
lastPlayerResponse = value;
checkFormats(value);
return value;
}
});
if (currentValue) {
lastPlayerResponse = currentValue;
setDefaultRes();
checkFormats(currentValue);
}
}
function waitForPlayerResponse() {
if (window.ytInitialPlayerResponse) {
lastPlayerResponse = window.ytInitialPlayerResponse;
checkFormats(lastPlayerResponse);
} else {
requestAnimationFrame(waitForPlayerResponse);
}
}
interceptPlayerResponse();
waitForPlayerResponse();
document.addEventListener("yt-navigate-finish", () => {
function waitForPlayer() {
const player = document.querySelector("#movie_player");
if (player && typeof player.getPlayerResponse === "function") {
const response = player.getPlayerResponse();
attachQualityListener();
if (response) {
checkFormats(response);
return;
}
}
requestAnimationFrame(waitForPlayer);
}
waitForPlayer();
});
function attachQualityListener() {
const player = getPlayer();
if (player && !player._qualityListenerAttached) {
player._qualityListenerAttached = true;
setTimeout(() => {
player.addEventListener("onPlaybackQualityChange", (event) => {
if (!currentlyOverridingSR) setDefaultRes();
});
}, 1000); // Delay listener attachment by 1 second
}
}
// helpers
function getPlayer() {
return document.querySelector("video")?.closest("#movie_player");
}
function getCurrentResolution() {
const player = getPlayer();
if (!player) return null;
if (typeof player.getPlaybackQuality === "function") {
return player.getPlaybackQuality();
}
return null;
}
function setQuality(q) {
const player = getPlayer();
if (!player) return;
player.setPlaybackQualityRange(q, q);
player.setPlaybackQuality(q);
}
})();