Audio Delay

Add delay to audio
What is Audio Delay?
The 'Audio Delay' is a robust chrome extension that utilizes the power of the WebAudio API to achieve intentional delays and desyncs in the audio of linked videos. This extension brilliantly eases compatibility issues with other extensions, with a favourable focus across multiple platforms aside YouTube. The source code, licensed under the MIT Licence, is freely available for anyone aiming to explore deeper.

Extension stats

By: mchangrh
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 2.74 (31)
Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2023-03-16)
Creation date: 2022-02-08
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 26.11K

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Extension summary

Delays audio with WebAudio API.

Similar to other extensions, this extension intentionally delays and desyncs audio from linked video with the Web Audio API for compatibility with other extensions

Licenced under the MIT Licence Source code at https://github.com/mchangrh/audio-delay

Changelog:

v0.2

  • Added support for more than just YouTube, fixed edge cases where audio would not attach.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Allows for audio delay adjustment, particularly for Bluetooth devices.
  • Works well for synchronizing audio with video on platforms like YouTube.
  • Users have noted improvement for specific cases like lyric videos.
Cons
  • Many users reported that it does not work as intended.
  • Negative delay feature is missing, which some users need for better synchronization.
  • Some users experienced total loss of audio after installation.
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work.
  • Needs a negative delay feature.
  • Works well for Bluetooth speaker delay adjustments.
Recent reviews
Works fine, but why would I delay my audio behind my video? I need a negative delay, so the audio plays before the video to offset my bluetooth headset delay.
by James Litvak, 2024-09-05

does absolutely nothing.
by W B (CK), 2024-08-26

I use this to offset the bluetooth delay when watching youtube Setting between 500ms and 1000ms does the trick Very happy
by Mansuy Dejean, 2024-08-24
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Audio Delay requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Audio Delay has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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