YouTube Normalizer

Normalizes the sound level of all Youtube™ videos.

YouTube Normalizer: Automatic Sound-Level Adjuster for YouTube Videos

YouTube Normalizer is a Chrome extension that provides a seamless viewing experience on YouTube. It efficiently adjusts the sound levels of YouTube videos, ensuring a uniform audio experience. In addition to that, it also blocks annoying ads, reducing distractions while you enjoy your favorite content. The download feature makes it extremely convenient for users to save videos for offline viewing, providing an all-around improved YouTube experience. This extension is not associated with YouTube or Google Inc.

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Extension stats

By: Daniel

Users: 2,000+

Rating: 3.38

(50)

Version: 1.3.4 (Last updated: 2020-12-21)

Creation date: 2020-12-11

Permissions:

*://youtube.com/*
*://*.youtube.com/*
tabs
storage
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
downloads
downloads.shelf
contextMenus

Size: 92.69K

Email: er*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 19,373 ▲ 9

Other rankings

#1938 in Accessibility ▲ 28 #194 in sound keyword 41 ▼ 12 #199 in trademark keyword 17 ▼ 19

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Effectively normalizes audio levels across different videos
Helps prevent abrupt volume changes during playback, especially with quiet videos
Users appreciate the feature for maintaining a comfortable listening volume while gaming or watching
Overall positive sentiments around its performance when functioning correctly

Cons

Does not always work reliably, with reports of it failing to activate or needing to be refreshed
Introduces an unnecessary download button that distracts users and complicates the extension’s purpose
The volume normalization can be slow to start, requiring a few seconds to adjust
Interferes with other YouTube features like live chat loading
Can conflict with other extensions or YouTube's interface, leading to functionality issues

Most mentioned

The extension is glitchy or buggy, causing inconsistent performance
The download button is unwanted and distracts from the main function
Users experience issues with the extension not working 50% of the time or needing refreshes
It takes time to normalize volumes, which users find problematic
Some users had expected automatic volume leveling but found it insufficient.

User reviews

good finally normalized

igyy's daddy, 2024-06-10

I couldn't tell if it was working at first, but I watched several videos back to back with different volume levels and I could tell it did something. Where I noticed the most change was on quiet videos when an add would start playing that normally blasted my ears out, it bumped the level down significantly. I noticed when the video started back, it would take a second or two for it to catch up and normalize. Overall I am happy with how it works....beats getting blasted out by adds.

Josh Westberry, 2024-02-28

Warum hat die Erweiterung eine Downloadfunktion? Das hat nichts mit "YouTube Normalisierer" zu tun und gehört meiner Meinung nach in eine separate Erweiterung. Dazu ist das alles sehr undurchsichtig, da keine Angaben gemacht werden, wo der Quellcode der Erweiterung zu finden ist - man kann hier Daniel also nur vertrauen. Die Grundfunktion der ist leider nicht sehr gut - die Lautstärke "springt" konstant hin und her. Offenbar wird nicht die Lautstärke nur für den aktuellen Puffer berechnet - da es eine Downloadfunktion gibt, könnte man ggf. im Hintergrund das Audiofile laden und analysieren - zumindest am Desktop - um ein "springen" der Lautstärke zu vermeiden.

Patrick Henninger, 2024-02-20

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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