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YouTube CPU Tamer by AnimationFrame

Reduce Browser's Energy Impact for playing YouTube Video

As of 02. 09. 2021. See the latest version.

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VenomFX 13. 09. 2025
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 13. 09. 2025
Bad Вкладки как жрали по 400-500мб ОЗУ, так и продолжают
j0Nase 17. 04. 2025
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 17. 04. 2025
does this script work with macbook pro with m3 cpu?
Twizzy Rich 23. 02. 2025
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 02. 03. 2025
Good On a 180Hz monitor, YouTube by default peaks at 100% CPU usage on one core when I hover over the player, but this script fixed it and now the CPU usage is back to normal. Thanks a lot!!!
Zizz0 22. 10. 2024
Last: Zizz0 23. 10. 2024
Good Really good, it was works perfectly. Now no more hang or lag when open multiple tabs, youtube vidoe and high work.
zuwang luo 28. 09. 2024
Good 好用
newnamewhydoicare 02. 05. 2024
Last: newnamewhydoicare 06. 05. 2024
DO NOT INSTALL!! Makes youtube.com load WAY WORSE AND SLOW!!
hdyzen 26. 04. 2024
Good Youtube is better now
李天能 15. 04. 2024
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 15. 04. 2024
Good 可能支援手機版本嗎？
SethWiiPlaza 06. 03. 2024
Good ✅
kkocdko 11. 11. 2023
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 25. 02. 2024
Everyone should monitor the chrome task manager to check if CPU usage really drop or not. In my machine, this script even increase the CPU usage when the video paused. Without script it's 5%, bu...
Tilamce 30. 11. 2023
Good Just installed this script today, cpu usage went from 25-40% while watching music videos and such to about 6-30% Depending on the activity of the session such as loading a new page or just having a...
Panki 03. 11. 2023
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 04. 11. 2023
OK Can you please make loading comments more optimized so it doesn't keep using more and more CPU when you scroll? Thanks
xX_LegendCraftd_Xx 20. 10. 2023
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 23. 10. 2023
OK But there was one problem that has been bugging me for almost 2 months - every single page stops loading when I open YouTube in a new tab. And also, Is there a way to reduce more CPU usage on YouTu...
NotScott 03. 10. 2023
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 03. 10. 2023
OK Causes the transcript to disappear.
hanswov 15. 08. 2023
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 19. 08. 2023
Good Should it be used with "Youtube Player perf" by nopeless and "YouTube Minimal on PC" by you? Do all these scripts do different things?
Xuerian 03. 08. 2023
Good Appreciate the work
Sk Al Akib 13. 07. 2023
Good good
𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 21. 06. 2023
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 07. 07. 2023
Recommend you to install it with YouTube Live Chat Tamer
Hristo1199 03. 06. 2023
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 03. 06. 2023
OK like button stoped working but it does do
ytg22 16. 05. 2023
Good Excellent work! Web interface reacts way faster during video playback. Thank you for analyzing youtube ui and sharing code generously!
Leadra 20. 09. 2022
Last: Leadra 03. 01. 2023
Good 你好正常使用中，想問一下，有辦法加入功能， 預設就是載入所有聊天訊息嗎(LIVE CHAT ALL) 原本的重點聊天訊息，總是少掉很多訊息
Vladimir Bulatnikov 11. 12. 2022
Good I'm just greatful!
elesto 17. 11. 2022
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 07. 12. 2022
The new ambient mode for youtube dark theme causes extreme cpu usage and fan spin on my 2015 macbook. Unfortunately I do not sign in to youtube so the option to disable the feature is completely bl...
Xuerian 04. 12. 2022
Good Glad to see inactive youtube tab usage way down
Zezimar 30. 08. 2021
Last: 𝖢𝖸 𝖥𝗎𝗇𝗀Author 27. 10. 2022
Good It does actually work :)

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