Pause Resume Audio Fade

Smoothly fade YouTube audio when you pause, resume, or seek, so sudden volume changes are gentler.

A Chrome extension that briefly fades YouTube audio when you pause, resume, or seek. Pausing a video can cut the sound off abruptly, and resuming can feel like the volume jumps back suddenly. Pause Resume Audio Fade smooths these sudden volume changes with short fades for a gentler listening experience. [Features] - Fade out on pause Gradually lowers the volume right after you pause, then stops. - Fade in on resume Brings the volume back from near-silence to its previous level when you resume. - Fade in on seek When you jump to another position on the timeline during playback, the audio ramps up from the new position. - Per-feature on/off Toggle fade-out, resume fade-in, and seek fade-in independently. - Master on/off Disable or enable every feature with a single switch. - Adjustable fade duration Set the fade-out and fade-in durations anywhere from 100 to 3,000 milliseconds. [Defaults] - Fade out: 350 ms - Fade in: 300 ms - Fade in on seek: On The defaults are short enough to stay responsive while still softening abrupt volume changes. [Supported sites] - YouTube - YouTube mobile web - YouTube Music web [Privacy] This extension does not collect personal information, YouTube account data, watch history, video titles, video URLs, cookies, or audio/video content. There is no communication with external servers, no analytics, no ad SDK, and no crash reporting. It only stores your feature on/off choices and fade durations, saved locally in Chrome storage on your device. [Permissions] - storage Used to save your feature toggles and fade durations locally on your device. - Access to YouTube sites Required to apply the audio fade to the main YouTube player. It does not run on other websites. [How to use] 1. Install the extension. 2. Reload your YouTube tab. 3. Play, pause, and seek videos as usual. 4. Adjust each feature and the fade durations from the toolbar icon if you like. This extension is an independent project and is not an official YouTube or Google product.