GRgrinich·Feb 6, 2010
ClickToFlash for Safari/Webkit on Mac is one of the best add-ons I've found.
http://clicktoflash.com/
http://github.com/rentzsch/clicktoflash
In Flash Crash (Warning, may crash your browser)rentzsch
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rentzsch / clicktoflash
clicktoflash
WebKit plug-in to prevent automatic loading of Adobe Flash content
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WebKit plug-in to prevent automatic loading of Adobe Flash content
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Jan 2009 | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2009-02-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 2009 | 2009-02-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2009-03-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 2009 | 2009-03-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2009-04-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2009 | 2009-04-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2009-05-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May 2009 | 2009-05-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2009-06-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2009 | 2009-06-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2009-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 2009 | 2009-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2009-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2009 | 2009-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2009-09-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2009 | 2009-09-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2009-10-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2009 | 2009-10-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2009-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2009 | 2009-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2009-12-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2009 | 2009-12-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2010 | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2010-02-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2010 | 2010-02-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2010-03-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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9 sourcesAn Intel Core2 Duo Mac Mini, with no graphics card to speak of (so this couldn't skew the results even theoretically) plays 720p H.264 YouTube-encoded videos with ~9% CPU usage, and no hiccups, the frame-rate is evenly distributed, every frame lasts for whatever time it should. Compare and contrast with the Flash decoder, that ceilings at about 70%, and plays un-evenly, even on a frame-by-frame level -- there is no way of telling how much time a given frame is showing on the screen.
That's why many will use Rentzsch' Click-to-Flash WebKit plug-in, to block all Flash permanently and play H.264 movies natively.
github.com/rentzsch/clicktoflash
Here's another one, this time from Firefox for Maemo RC3:
> We’ve decided to disable plugin (not to be confused with add-ons, which are supported) support for this release. The Adobe Flash plugin
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used on many sites degraded the performance of the browser to the point where it didn’t meet our standards.
I already have, it is wonderful.
http://github.com/rentzsch/clicktoflash
In Gordon: An open source Flash runtime written in pure JavaScriptIf you scroll down there's an executable download, description and screenshots. Kind of counter-intuitive I know (although there is at least one other app doing it http://github.com/rentzsch/clicktoflash), but there isn't really any other way to do it on github. It is Mac-only but I don't think that disqualifies it from being an app.
I have registered a domain name (http://pngsquash.com), but it currently just redirects to the github page because I thought that was adequate.
In Ask HN: Rate my app: PNGSquashIf its just Flash that is eating up cpu or crashing Safari, give ClickToFlash (http://github.com/rentzsch/clicktoflash/tree/master) a try.
In Native Google Chrome on Mac OS X: First ImpressionsFunny, the flash blocking plugin I use still works.
http://github.com/rentzsch/clicktoflash/tree/master
In Safari 4 beta releasedI use ClickToFlash http://github.com/rentzsch/clicktoflash/tree/master
In My Web is Text BasedThere's a forked version available at: http://github.com/rentzsch/clicktoflash/tree/master
In ClickToFlash - WebKit/Safari plug-in to prevent automatic loading of Flash contentWebKit plug-in to prevent automatic loading of Adobe Flash content
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