Skip silence

Skip silent parts in videos and audio files.

Skip Silence - Your Efficient Chrome Extension

"Skip Silence" is a sophisticated Chrome extension designed to enhance your viewing or listening experience by automatically skipping the silent portions of videos or audio files. The extension works with HTML5 video or audio players, making it compatible with popular platforms such as YouTube and Instagram. It offers full transparency with its source code available openly, and doesn’t collect user data, thus ensuring your privacy and safety.
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Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.02
(98)
Version: 5.2.0 (Last updated: 2023-08-07)
Creation date: 2020-06-07
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • tabCapture
  • <all_urls>
Size: 1.22M

Other platforms

Skip (v7.15)
3.57 (599) 289,917+
Skip Silence (v5.0.8)
4.45 (11) 443
Skip Silence (v4.0.0)
3.00 (4) 742
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Extension summary

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"Skip Silence" is a browser extension that allows you to autmatically skip parts of a video that are silent. It is highly inspired by CaryKH's automatic on-the-fly video editing tool (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ8orIurGxw).

The extension works with most websites that use a HTML5 video or audio element to play, this includes YouTube and Instagram.

The full source code of this extension is available on https://github.com/vantezzen/skip-silence, if you find any issues or have a question please visit https://github.com/vantezzen/skip-silence/issues.

This extension needs the following permissions:

  • "activeTab" => Access the currently active tab to monitor the video or audio source's volume and speed up and slow down.
  • "storage" => The extension saves the settings you set using the browser storage

We do not collect or save any usage or other data about the users of this extension.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works great for some users, particularly on specific browsers like Opera.
  • Helps make note-taking easier during lectures.
Cons
  • Frequent issues with functionality, as many users report it not working.
  • Audio distortion and improper recognition of media files.
  • Requires enabling the extension for each new tab.
  • Struggles with skipping background noises and music.
Most mentioned
  • Not working or has stopped working.
  • Requires enabling for each new tab.
  • Audio distortion or skipping issues.
User reviews
No work no more... might be because im using video speed controller, but ive always used VSC
by Harry Newt, 2024-11-08

Almost perfect. When increase the silent part's speed, it makes impossible to understand the words. However it was what I've been looking for and there isn't any alternative. Thanks
by sfrewsadasdsa, 2024-11-03

by Pedro, 2024-08-25
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Skip silence requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Skip silence has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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