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: 4.79 (146)

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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# 3003 ▼ 5

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#7169 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 5 #17 in enhance keyword 52 ▼ 1 #202 in details keyword 42 ▼ 14

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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

Reduces CPU usage significantly while playing YouTube videos, especially on older hardware.
Allows users to control which codecs are used, blocking AV1 and VP9 to favor H.264.
Improves video playback smoothness on older Graphics Processing Units (GPUs).
User-friendly for those with older computers and lower hardware capabilities.

Cons

Some users report issues with playback of certain video resolutions or frame rates, particularly 1080P60FPS.
There is a lack of support for the latest codecs like AV1, which some users argue is a better option.
Potential compatibility problems with certain hardware configurations.

Most mentioned

Significant reduction in CPU usage
Compatibility with older devices
Ability to block AV1 and VP9 codecs

Recent reviews

Работало до 20.09.2024, сейчас YouTube пишет: Ошибка. Повторите попытку позже. Идентификатор воспроизведения: <...>

ililmusic, 2024-09-20

I wish if there is something like that enable only and for AV1 instead... As it is a better format, I understand that some want to reduce CPU usage by taking advantage of the HW acceleration, yet they are wasting a lot of bandwidth and bargaining for a worse quality... We should go in the direction that AV1 become a DeFacto standard for web videos... or maybe VCC. I am sure developers will then put a lot more effort to make it work on almost all devices of 10 years ago by finding some new optimizations to implant here and there... Encoding already became 10x faster in the last couple of years.