What is h264ify?
h264ify is a productivity chrome extension. it's a free extension , it has 1,000,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.56 from 1,091 rated user, last update is 1702 days ago.
What’s new in version 1.1.0?
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
How to install h264ify?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of h264ify
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 1.1.0
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Sunday, September 8th, 2019
- Author: erkserkserks
h264ify Available languages:
English, čeština.
FAQ
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What about others talk about h264ify chrome extension?
71% user give 5-star rating, 11% user give 4-star rating, 8% user give 3-star rating, 2% user give 2-star rating, 9% user give 1-star rating. Read reviews of h264ify
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with h264ify chrome extension?
You could find more help information from h264ify support page.
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How could i contact the developer of h264ify chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- storage
More about manifest_file of h264ify.
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How could i report abuse of h264ify chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of h264ify.
Reviews of h264ify:
I like this extension a lot. Unfortunately it prevents you from selecting any quality above 1080p. This is fine for my low end hardware but not so good for my other devices. Since chrome extensions are synchronised across devices if you are logged in to the browser I always need to enable/disable the extension depending on the device I'm currently using. It would be better if it doesn't block the higher qualities even if it doesn't work for them... Maybe you could just display a little "h" icon next to the supported qualities instead of blocking the unsupported ones?
I liked the extension but when I install it it blocks all Qualities above 1080 for me so it's essentially useless for me, BUT! I will for sure recommend this for low end hardware as it can be the difference between an old laptop playing 720p or 480p, and for videos that have text 480 makes it unreadable in most cases.
This works surprisingly well... I wasn't able to play 1080p 60 fps videos without cpu usage above 50 and lagigng out other stuff but this brought it down to 6-20 percent! Great extensions dude thank you!