h264ify
1.1K ratings
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Overview
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. h264ify makes YouTube stream H.264 videos instead of VP8/VP9 videos. Github: https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify
4.6 out of 51.1K ratings
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Fer ReafMay 24, 2024
I haven't done any benchmarks with power draw, performance, etc., so I can't attest to how efficient it is yet. However, it definitely moved the video decoding process to my GPU and reduced my CPU usage (20% to 2% @ 1080p60), so I'll give it 5 stars.
Spyder810May 3, 2024
works as advertised, chromebook performance greatly improved, thanks
Dominika MachtylApr 5, 2024
it doesn't do anything
Details
- Version1.1.0
- UpdatedSeptember 8, 2019
- Offered byerkserkserks
- Size30.0KiB
- Languages2 languages
- Non-traderThis developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.
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