h264ify
Makes YouTube stream H.264 videos instead of VP8/VP9 videos
What is h264ify?
h264ify is a unique Chrome extension designed to optimize YouTube streaming. By default, YouTube uses VP8/VP9 encoded videos, which can slow down performance on less powerful devices due to lack of hardware acceleration. h264ify solves this by making YouTube stream H.264 videos, a format commonly hardware-accelerated by GPUs for smoother playback and reduced CPU usage. A must-have for seamless, energy-efficient viewing.
Stats
By:
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Users:
1,000,000+
Rating:
4.56
(1,118)
Creation date:
2019-09-08
Risk impact:
Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
Size:
30.72K
URLs:
Website
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Summary
Try h264ify if YouTube videos stutter, take up too much CPU, eat battery life, or make your laptop hot.
By default, YouTube streams VP8/VP9 encoded video. However, this can cause problems with less powerful machines because VP8/VP9 is not typically hardware accelerated.
In contrast, H.264 is commonly hardware accelerated by GPUs, which usually means smoother video playback and reduced CPU usage. h264ify makes YouTube stream H.264 videos instead of VP8/VP9 videos.
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Drastically reduces CPU usage
- Allows for smoother video playback on lower performance hardware
- Improves battery life on laptops
Cons
- May not work on newer hardware
- Limited to h.264 codec, does not support other codecs
- Not available on all browsers
Most mentioned
- Reduces CPU usage
- Allows for smoother video playback
- Improves performance on lower end hardware
Recent reviews
Расширение Норм! но два дня назад пропало качество 720р !! Стримы на Ютубе смотрю в 480р !выше не далается! видосы всё норм 720р!!! ??????
как грузит ,так и грузил
it doesn't do anything
Safety
Risk impact
h264ify is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
h264ify has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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