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Vinegar - Tube Cleaner

Vinegar - Tube Cleaner

Better video player

755 ratings
942 reviews
#30 in paid Utilities
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📷 Photo & Video
$1.99

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • November 6, 2021
  • September 19, 2026

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And a Dinosaur
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About

Enhance your YouTube viewing experience by replacing the default player with a streamlined HTML video tag. Enjoy ad-free playback, enable picture-in-picture, and listen to videos in the background with audio-only mode.

✓Replaces YouTube player with HTML5
✓Removes ads
✓Restores picture-in-picture
✓Background audio playback
✓Minimal interface
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What users say about Vinegar

Reviews of Vinegar are mostly positive: the Utilities app is rated 4.2/5 from 755 App Store ratings. What users like most: works as advertised, fixes YouTube. Top complaints: video quality issues, buggy and inconsistent. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Works as advertised
  • 🚀Fixes YouTube
  • 💡Useful for audiobooks
  • 👍Quality of life improvement
  • 👍Essential extension
  • 👍Awesome when it works
  • 👍Invaluable
  • 👍Awesome app
  • 👍Excellent app
  • 👍Lovely when it works
  • 👍Wonderful app

Negative things

  • 🐛Video quality issues
  • 🐛Buggy and inconsistent
  • 🐛Breaks functionality
  • 🐛Doesn't work with VPNs
  • 🐛Doesn't work with other extensions
  • 🐛Doesn't work on iPhone
  • 🐛Frequent updates cause disruption
  • 🐛Doesn't work as expected
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What's New in Vinegar

3.5.3

September 19, 2026

Vinegar Changelog: - Attempted to fix all sorts of weirdness with subtitles on iOS 27. - Timestamped links should work again. - Fixes how the title bar looks in embedded players. Vinegar Classic Changelog: - Attempted to fix all sorts of weirdness with subtitles on iOS 27. - Fixes how the title bar looks in embedded players.

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Last updated on October 15, 2026.

User reviews

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Excellent

It’s lightweight, doesn’t stalk you, and works well. Makes YouTube on safari bearable. Thanks!
Seans810Seans810

To be optimized

It's just that the automatic maximum resolution option is missing.I'm satisfied with the rest
光之鷹光之鷹

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Mandatory for YouTube. Thank you!
KS1337KS1337

Caution

Vinegar Classic was airplaying videos at 360p regardless of my settings. So, I updated the app, and now it doesnt airplay videos at all, only audio.

This isn’t even the first time that updating this app has rendered it useless for me. In fact, it’s why I have automatic updates turned off in the first place.
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Bryan983Bryan983

Please fix the subtitle bug.

It used to work perfectly, but recently it has issues. Frequently the youtube player will replace it and you have to turn it off/back on to work. Sometimes it takes multiple times to work.

Another bug is that subtitles turn themselves on. Apparently the devs think this bug is fixed based on the change log, but the subtitles come back every video for me. Even in the middle of watching a video they turn back on occasionally. It’s very annoying for someone who does not want to see subtitles.
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

8 issues

Videos default to mute audio

Bug

Doesn't work with AirPlay

Bug

Playback issues when switching apps or rotating device

Bug

Toolbar buttons not working

Bug

Video player crashes when rotating device

Bug

Inconsistent video quality selection

Bug

Doesn't update video history

Bug

Doesn't remember playback speed settings

Bug
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Requested Features

9 requests

Add playback speed options

Feature

Add support for chapters

Feature

Add option to disable ad blocker

Feature

Add option to disable extension on certain sites

Feature

Add support for higher resolutions and HDR

Feature

Add support for Chromecast

Feature

Add keyboard shortcuts for navigation

Feature

Add option to always start in theater mode

Feature

Add option to default to highest available quality

Feature

FAQ

What does Vinegar do?

Vinegar is a Safari extension that replaces the default YouTube player with a simple HTML video tag. This allows for a cleaner viewing experience, removing ads and enabling features like picture-in-picture and background audio playback.

What are the key features of Vinegar?

Key features include replacing the YouTube player with a minimal HTML tag, removing advertisements, restoring picture-in-picture functionality, and allowing videos to play in the background when set to audio-only quality.

How much does Vinegar cost?

Vinegar is a paid application. The provided data indicates it is not free and does not have in-app purchases or ads, suggesting a one-time purchase model.

What devices is Vinegar compatible with?

Vinegar is a Safari extension, meaning it is designed to work within the Safari browser on Apple devices such as iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

What are common use cases for Vinegar?

Common use cases include watching YouTube videos without ads, multitasking by using picture-in-picture for other apps, and listening to YouTube content like podcasts or music in the background while using other applications.