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h264ify

Makes YouTube stream H.264 videos instead of VP8/VP9 videos

Users1MCurrent public install base
Rating4.6Store average score
Reviews1,192Public review volume
Manifest versionV3Extension platform version
7-day growth0Net users gained this week
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Version2.0.1
ManifestV3
Size31.7KiB
Languages2English / čeština
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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.

Note: 4K and 1440p videos will not be available because YouTube no longer encodes those videos in H.264

Github: https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify

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Store average score4.6Chrome Web Store aggregate rating, including ratings without synced review text
Synced text average4.4Average computed only from synced review bodies below
Reviews with text578Synced review bodies
Total ratings / reviews1,192Chrome Web Store public rating/review count

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Alexander Garrett2019年1月7日
3

My computer is essential a toaster as this point, but this extension eliminated the occasional stutter on 780p 60fps videos but 1080p 60fps ones still remains nearly unwatched.

Language en
2 helpful · 0 not helpful
Svinja Debela2019年1月5日
4

This extension is a life saver! It is awesome at what it does, I would just like it NOT to disable higher resolutions video options. It is perfectly fine that it can't deal with 1440p or 4k. I understand that, BUT - I would still like to be able to see or have those options if video supports them originally! It's simply because many times 4k or 1440p at 60fps will look better than fixed up 1080p video. Or to put it differently - sometimes I will prefer crispness over smoothness. I'd love to have all options there. Will give it a 5 star rating later, anyway - 4 is just to catch your attention. :D

Language en
8 helpful · 0 not helpful
Ederson GamerYT2019年1月4日
5

no chrome e no opera funcionou certinho parabéns aos desenvolvedores

Language pt
Anonymous user2019年1月3日
1

não esta funcionando no chrome! pelo menos no meu pc não da certo ee continua transmitindo videos codec vP09

Language pt
8 helpful · 4 not helpful
Chips Dubbo2019年1月3日
5

perfecto para quitar los 60fps de youtube

Language es
Draeden Miller2018年12月14日
5

Best. Extension. Ever. Thanks!

Language en
1 helpful · 0 not helpful
Саша Толмачёв2018年12月13日
4

Перестало работать расширение. 60 fps не блокирует

Language ru
1 helpful · 0 not helpful
F2018年12月12日
4

4k отключает вообще зачем-то. У меня оно работает, но сильно загружает цп. Чтобы посмотреть 4k нужно полностью отключать расширение.

Language ru
9 helpful · 8 not helpful
Smokey Dude2018年12月10日
5

fixed stuttering issues I had on my laptop while using the "power saver" power plan on windows 10, I have an intel i7-7700HQ and limit the CPU frequency to 0.80 GHz to lengthen battery life

Language en
2 helpful · 3 not helpful
Лядовичи фазенда2018年12月7日
5

ЦП при видео был загружен 98-100% и видео 1080р шло рывками и тормозами. После установки плагина нагрузка упала до 40-50% - всё супер !!!

Language ru
3 helpful · 0 not helpful