Description
Normalizes the sound level of all Youtube™ videos.
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Review Summary
YouTube Normalizer is praised for its core functionality of adjusting volume levels across different videos, improving user experience during playlist playback and reducing loud ad blasts. However, many users report delays before normalization kicks in, causing initial unpleasant volume spikes. The extension's added download feature is criticized for being irrelevant and distracting. Additionally, it can interfere with YouTube's native features like live chat and video uploads, and sometimes requires manual intervention to work properly. Despite these issues, its volume balancing capabilities are valued by users.
Pros
- Effectively normalizes volume levels across different YouTube videos, reducing the need for manual volume adjustments.
- Helps prevent sudden loud ads or blasts by lowering volume effectively during ads.
- Works well for making quiet videos louder and loud videos quieter, enhancing overall listening experience.
- Simple and useful concept that addresses a common problem with inconsistent YouTube video volumes.
- Generally improves ease of listening through playlists with varying audio levels.
Cons
- Takes several seconds to start normalizing audio at the beginning of a video, causing initial loud or quiet sounds before adjustment.
- Volume can fluctuate or 'jump' during playback, leading to an inconsistent experience.
- The extension includes a download button unrelated to volume normalization, which users find distracting and undesirable.
- Interferes with YouTube features such as live chat, video uploads, and chapter navigation, causing UI or functional issues.
- Sometimes does not work automatically, requiring manual reloads or toggling to activate normalization effect.
Permissions
This extension can:
- *://youtube.com/*
- *://*.youtube.com/*
- tabs
- storage
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- downloads
- downloads.shelf
- contextMenus
Additional Information
1.3.4
December 21, 2020
0.09 MB
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