Is YouTube H.264 Optimizer safe?
Forces YouTube video playback to use the H.264 codec instead of VP8, VP9, or AV1.
This extension changes YouTube’s video codec negotiation so new video loads use H.264, which the description says can reduce CPU use and improve battery life on some computers. Its settings let you enable or disable the feature, optionally block 60fps videos, and use battery-only mode in Chrome. The description also says it opens a new tab on tabplugins.com after installation.
Who publishes itNextTab - 3 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
NextTab - 3 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Same store account
3 other listings published from this account, 6k+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.
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Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed YouTube H.264 Optimizer contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- tabplugins.com
YouTube H.264 Optimizer sends data to tabplugins.com. 15 other extensions we have analysed send data here.