enhanced-h264ify

enhanced-h264ify

Choose what video and audio codecs YouTube should play for you

enhanced-h264ify
What is enhanced-h264ify?
enhanced-h264ify is a Chrome extension that allows users to block VP8/VP9 codecs on YouTube, so that only H264 and 60fps videos are played. It also offers the option to manually block H264, VP8, VP9, AV1, Opus, AAC codecs. This extension is particularly useful for devices that support H264 hardware decoding and do not support VP8/VP9.
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By: alex
Users: 70,000+
Rating: 4.83 (136)
Version: 2.2.1 (Last updated: 2024-05-31)
Creation date: 2019-06-02
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 22.91K
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enhanced-h264ify (v2.2.1)
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enhanced-h264ify is a fork of well-known h264ify extension for Firefox/Chrome which blocks VP8/VP9 codecs on YouTube, so that you can use H264 only. This may be useful because there are lots of devices on the market which support H264 hardware decoding and do not support VP8/VP9.

This extension has new features such as manual blocking of H264, VP8, VP9, AV1, Opus, AAC codecs and 60fps video. By default it blocks everything but H264 and 60fps video. It works only on YouTube. GitHub: https://github.com/alextrv/enhanced-h264ify

User reviews
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Pros
  • Reduces CPU usage
  • Allows control over which codecs are sent by YouTube
  • Improves audio quality by blocking normalized audio streams
Cons
  • Some users experienced issues with video lag when using h.264 codec
Most mentioned
  • Reduces CPU usage
  • Blocks VP9 and AV1 codecs
  • Improves audio quality
Recent reviews
great
by John John, 2024-05-30

Disable Loudness Normalization stopped working on YouTube after update. Please fix...
by John John, 2024-05-28

YouTube'da video izlerken CPU kullanımını etkili bir şekilde düşürüyor. Görüntüden ise çok bir şey kaybolmuyor.
by Efe Gümüşay Efe Gümüşay, 2024-05-21
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Safety
Risk impact

enhanced-h264ify is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

enhanced-h264ify has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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