Chromesthesia
Find out what song is playing in a tab
Manifest V2
- By:
- Mattias Wadman
- Users:
- 3,000+
- Rating:
- 4.07 (30)
- Version:
- 0.16 (Last updated: 2024-03-06)
- Creation date:
- 2019-11-03
- Permissions:
- storage
- tabCapture
- https://*.acrcloud.com/
- https://api.audd.io/
- https://audiotag.info/
- Size:
- 73.66K
- Email:
- ma*****@gmail.com
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- 19 hours ago
Other platforms
User reviews
Users appreciate Chromesthesia's ability to identify obscure and rare songs quickly, its open-source nature, and ease of use without invasive permissions. However, consistent issues include the need for a longer listening period for accurate recognition, occasional audio distortion when capturing songs, and technical recognition failures due to API token problems. Some also note interface issues and desire improved linking to original song sources rather than generic YouTube searches.
Pros
- Effective at recognizing obscure or rare songs after a few tries or short listening segments.
- Open source with no data collection or intrusive permissions, enhancing user trust.
- Generally accurate and reliable for recognizing music, including various genres like classic rock.
- Easy to use and works as expected in identifying songs from audio.
- Able to identify songs quickly in many cases, even from short fragments.
Cons
- Requires a certain duration of audio to recognize songs; short clips or very brief snippets may not be identified reliably.
- Audio distortion occurs for a few seconds when starting to listen, especially when playing YouTube videos simultaneously.
- Recognition failures occur related to API token issues, causing the extension to not function correctly at times.
- The interface is considered suboptimal or 'broken' by some users and sometimes fails to display text properly.
- Limited ability to link directly to the exact source of the song; currently only searches on YouTube which may not lead to the original track.
Recent reviews
QUALITY
by 
Puglord4ever (puglord4ever), 2024-06-04
Puglord4ever (puglord4ever), 2024-06-04it's great but it's like broken i can't see text
by 
umi, 2024-02-21
umi, 2024-02-21This App stinks. They won't even find a single match. I was seeing a promo break for encore from the Starz Encore super pak. And Ithey claim they don't know what music the encore movie channel used back then. I'm gonna panic.
by 
Meaty proctor, 2024-01-27
Meaty proctor, 2024-01-27Extension safety
Risk impact
Chromesthesia requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Captures visible content, which may expose user data displayed on the screen, posing a security threat.
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Risk likelihood
Chromesthesia has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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