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

Latest Version

Version
2.0.1
Update
October 19, 2024
Size
31.7KiB
Developer
Category
Users
1,000,000+
Rating
4.55643 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
čeština
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Permissions
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h264ify Extension

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.

Github: https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "h264ify", "version": "2.0.1", "manifest_version": 3, "description": "__MSG_extensionDescription__", "homepage_url": "https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify", "icons": { "16": "icons/icon16.png", "48": "icons/icon48.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "16": "icons/icon16.png", "48": "icons/icon48.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png" }, "default_title": "h264ify", "default_popup": "options.html" }, "background": { "service_worker": "src/service_worker.js", "type": "module" }, "host_permissions": [ "*://*.youtube.com/*", "*://*.youtube-nocookie.com/*", "*://*.youtu.be/*" ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "*://*.youtube.com/*", "*://*.youtube-nocookie.com/*", "*://*.youtu.be/*" ], "js": [ "src/inject/content_script.js" ], "run_at": "document_start", "all_frames": true } ], "default_locale": "en", "options_ui": { "page": "options.html" }, "permissions": [ "scripting", "storage" ]}
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User reviews

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中国人89 (ID: 000000e6768c73dd) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/21/2023 wow si funciona me deja ver los vídeos hasta 1080p no lo eh probado con otra calidad pero estoy mas que contento con esa calidad de video

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STR (SATRIA) (ID: 000000345796729a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/08/2023 ini bekerja dengan baik

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SVDSHIT (ID: 00000095d2d3ec96) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/10/2023 Решает глитчи в ютубе на i5 9300h

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Kẹo dẻo Lấp lánh (ID: 000000d8ffffba6f) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/26/2023 A must have if you have a weak CPU but strong GPU. (it shifts the workload to GPU). You can see this in Task Manager when playing a Youtube video.

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Jeffrey Fitzpatrick (jeffrfitz) (ID: 0000003c478b5a94) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/19/2023 Makes old MacBooks excellent YouTube machines again!