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https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify

A Chrome extension that makes YouTube stream H.264 videos instead of VP8/VP9 videos
https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify

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A Chrome extension that makes YouTube stream H.264 videos instead of VP8/VP9 videos

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify
Owner: erkserkserks
License: mit
Created: 2015-02-16T09:07:52.000Z (over 9 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2021-05-30T18:53:27.000Z (about 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2024-01-08T11:15:00.485Z (5 months ago)
Language: JavaScript
Size: 904 KB
Stars: 974
Watchers: 45
Forks: 115
Open Issues: 47
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

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README

# h264ify

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/erkserkserks/h264ify/master/noncode/yt_screenshot.png)

# About
h264ify is a Chrome/Firefox extension that makes YouTube stream H.264 videos instead of VP8/VP9 videos.

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.

# Requirements
Google Chrome

Looking for the Firefox version? See: https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify-firefox

# Installation
Install from here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/h264ify/aleakchihdccplidncghkekgioiakgal

Note: [You may need to enable GPU acceleration as well] (http://www.webupd8.org/2014/01/enable-hardware-acceleration-in-chrome.html)

If all goes well, when you visit https://www.youtube.com/html5, you should see this:
![](https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify/blob/master/noncode/html5_video_support.png)