# refined-h264ify

> Improves YouTube playback performance by using your desired codecs.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/refined-h264ify](https://chrome-stats.com/d/refined-h264ify)

## Overview

- **ID:** `refined-h264ify`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Edwin Zarco
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 289
- **Weekly downloads:** 26
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-12
- **First published:** 2023-05-11
- **Size:** 19 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/refined-h264ify/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Edwin-Zarco/refined-h264ify/issues](https://github.com/Edwin-Zarco/refined-h264ify/issues)

## Description

**refined-h264ify** is a powerful browser extension designed to enhance your YouTube video playback experience. By blocking VP8 and VP9 codecs, it enables the use of the widely supported H.264 codec, which benefits from hardware decoding on many devices for smoother, more efficient streaming.

Beyond its core functionality, refined-h264ify offers manual control over blocking H.264, VP8, VP9, and AV1 codecs to tailor your experience. It also supports 60fps video playback, ensuring high-quality viewing. Designed for Chromium-based browsers and Firefox, this extension is perfect for users seeking better performance and smoother YouTube playback.

## Rankings

- #6,903 — Overall
- #19 — define
- #37 — defi
- #110 — improve
- #111 — performance
- #197 — marketing

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `*.youtubekids.com`
- `*.youtube-nocookie.com`
- `*.youtu.be`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, youtubekids.com, youtube-nocookie.com, youtu.be
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/refined-h264ify)