Group: Play Freedom/WebM recipe
How to watch YouTube videos in WebM without proprietary JavaScript
Install LibreJS
LibreJS blocks non-free non-trivial JavaScript while allowing free or trivial JavaScript. The Firefox Add-on page allows for an easy one-click install in Mozilla Firefox.
Install a flash video replacer
For GNU/Linux users
Install totem-mozplugin-vegas
- For deb-based distros (such as Trisquel or gNewSense): sudo apt-get install totem-mozplugin-vegas
- For yum-based distros: su -c 'yum install totem-mozplugin-vegas'
For any OS
Install FlashVideoReplacer:
How to upload a video to YouTube and ensure it is made available as WebM
YouTube now transcodes all uploaded videos into WebM, but the viewer must still use a flash video replacer to avoid proprietary JavaScript.
It is best to choose no advertising for your video, because that can also have the effect of making it require Flash to view in some situations.