enhanced-h264ify

Choose what video and audio codecs YouTube should play for you

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

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Users: 80,000+

Rating: 4.78 (154) ▼ 0.02

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

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Size: 22.91K

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# 3077 ▼ 43

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#7279 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 8 #15 in enhance keyword 33 ▼ 2 #211 in details keyword 36 ▼ 12

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enhanced-h264ify (v2.2.1)

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Extension summary

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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

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Pros

Significantly reduces CPU usage while watching YouTube videos.
Allows users to block AV1 and VP9 codecs for better performance on older hardware.
Improves video playback quality on devices that struggle with newer codecs.
Flexible codec management for user preference in video quality and performance.

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