h264ify
Makes YouTube stream H.264 videos instead of VP8/VP9 videos
Total ratings
4.42
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Significantly reduces CPU usage while watching videos.
- Improves video playback smoothness and reduces buffering.
- Helps prevent laptops from overheating during video playback.
- Enables seamless playback of 1080p videos without lag.
Cons
- May block the ability to watch videos above 1080p.
- Sometimes fails to work as expected with certain video formats like AV1.
- Can lead to compatibility issues with other extensions or settings.
Most mentioned
- Improves video streaming performance.
- Reduces lag and buffering.
- Blocks VP8/VP9 leading to issues with AV1 playback.
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Recent rating average:
4.40
All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-12 | abcd | | THANK YOUUUU |
| 2024-12-06 | JoninHV | | Fixed my lag |
| 2024-11-07 | Firefox user 13504848 | | |
| 2024-11-05 | spayder26 | | |
| 2024-10-25 | Firefox user 18655312 | | |
| 2024-10-24 | Kakyouin | | |
| 2024-10-14 | Neleot | | Perfect. Got an i5 6300hq, was having ~50% CPU usage while watching 1080p@60fps. With this i got 25-30% CPU usage. Thank you! |
| 2024-08-08 | SineWave | | |
| 2024-08-03 | cavadao77 | | This add-on fixed my problem with YouTube immediately, I have a high end PC and it was freezing itself at 2x 1080p60. Thank you guys! |
| 2024-06-22 | Vitaly Zdanevich | | Not working anymore - I still have av1. |
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