SomaPlayer

Listen to SomaFM web radio stations from your browser.

SomaPlayer: Stream SomaFM Radio Stations with Ease

SomaPlayer is a Chrome extension that allows users to stream SomaFM web radio stations directly from their web browser. It eliminates the need to visit individual station's page or use an external media player to listen to the music. It also updates the actively playing track and provides desktop notifications. The extension also has a feature that syncs with your Last.fm account to keep track of your listening history.

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Extension stats

By: Sarah Vessels

Users: 974

-8

Rating: 4.77

(52)

Version: 0.0.1.8 (Last updated: 2018-05-05)

Creation date: 2018-05-05

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
notifications

Size: 911.36K

Email: ch*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 30,236 ▼ 143

Other rankings

#3259 in Just for Fun ▼ 12

#54 in station keyword 29

#109 in listen keyword 8 ▼ 1

#169 in pause keyword 13 ▲ 4

#171 in radio keyword 14 ▼ 1

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Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Changes:

Version 0.0.1.8:

Volume control is no longer shown when a station is not selected.

Version 0.0.1.7:

Updated station images, including adding missing images for some holiday stations. Thanks lukeart!

Version 0.0.1.6:

Added volume control.
Fixed bug where incorrect or negative timestamps were shown for the recent tracks.
Station image now links to the station's page on SomaFM.

User reviews

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Pros

Works great and reliable functionality
Excellent choice of music channels
Simple and minimal interface
No ads compared to other platforms
Captures the essence of streaming radio

Cons

Lack of continuous volume control
Issues with sound not playing at times
Problems with last.fm integration
Volume control is limited to discrete steps
Track title and artist info disappears when minimizing

Most mentioned

Volume control issues
Reliability and quality of music streaming
Integration with last.fm
App simplicity and effectiveness
Sound issues intermittently

User reviews

Would be nice to have a continuous volume instead of arbitrary discrete steps, and also to be able to turn off the player, so that users can have their global play/pause buttons back and use them when intending to listen to other media besides SomaFM.