Skip Silence

Skip silent parts in videos and audio files ⚠️ THIS EXTENSION CURRENTLY ONLY WORKS WITH FIREFOX 91 BETA DUE TO A BUG FIXED IN THAT VERSION
What is Skip Silence?
Skip Silence is a browser extension that allows you to automatically skip parts of a video that are silent. It works with most websites that use HTML5 video or audio elements, including YouTube and Instagram.
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By: vantezzen
Users: 442 ▼ -15
Rating: 4.40 (10)
Version: 5.0.8 (Last updated: 2022-08-26)
Creation date: 2021-07-13
Weekly download count: 13
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • tabCapture
  • <all_urls>
Size: 852.70K
URLs: Website

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# 4767 ▼ 63
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#19 in skip ads keyword 53 #52 in beta keyword 22 ▼ 2 #77 in file keyword 39 #127 in audio keyword 74 ▼ 1 #217 in instagram keyword 49

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Skip silence (v5.2.0)
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Skip Silence (v4.0.0)
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⚠️ THIS EXTENSION CURRENTLY ONLY WORKS WITH FIREFOX 91 BETA DUE TO A BUG FIXED IN THAT VERSION

"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

Custom playback speed is not working.
by Firefox user 18322713, 2024-07-16
Doesn't work
by Firefox user 17414545, 2024-01-16
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Add-on 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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