Merlin
enhanced-h264ify

enhanced-h264ify

Choose what video codec YouTube should play for you

What is enhanced-h264ify?
Enhanced-h264ify is a Firefox extension specifically designed to optimize YouTube playback. This add-on is a fork of the well-known h264ify, designed to block VP8/VP9 codecs on YouTube and prioritize H264, a codec supported by many devices for hardware decoding. Users can manually block or allow various codecs including H264, VP8, VP9, AV1, and manage other features such as 60fps video. Works solely on YouTube platform.
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By: Alex
Version: 2.1.0 (Last updated: 2019-06-02)
Creation date: 2019-04-07
Weekly download count: 415
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 22.16K
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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 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

User reviews
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Pros
  • Can block .h264 to fix playback issues
  • Works on Firefox for Android
  • Helps with CPU and memory issues on YouTube
  • Enables hardware acceleration
  • Solves codec-related lag on YouTube
Cons
  • Sometimes requires a page refresh
  • Did not change the YouTube codec for one user
Most mentioned
  • Fixes playback issues related to h.264 codec
  • Reduces resource usage on YouTube videos
  • Works across different platforms, including Android
  • May require page refresh to work properly
Recent reviews
by Alex, 2024-05-01
by Alex, 2024-05-01
Great can work on Firefox for Android too
by sutamatamasu, 2024-03-16
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Safety
Risk impact

enhanced-h264ify is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install enhanced-h264ify if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

enhanced-h264ify has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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