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Streamus

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Developer(s)
  
Sean Anderson

Available in
  
English

Website
  
streamus.com

Development status
  
Discontinued

License
  
Apache License

Initial release
  
February 11, 2014; 3 years ago (2014-02-11)

Streamus was an open-source Chrome extension that acted as a music player for YouTube, allowing users to listen to YouTube videos as music without having YouTube open.

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Features

Streamus features include the ability to search for YouTube videos and create playlists, keyboard shortcuts, Beatport integration, and Omnibox integration. Omnibox integration allows users to search using Streamus with the URL address bar, by typing "Streamus" and hitting tab.

Shutdown

On July 13, 2015, after four months of intense negotiation, Sean announced that due to difficulty meeting YouTube's API guidelines, the extension would be removed from the Chrome Web Store the following day. The reason and the entire email conversation with the YouTube team was made public by the author through his extension app.

References

Streamus Wikipedia