Streamus is a discontinued 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.
Features
Streamus features include the ability to search for YouTube videos and create playlists, keyboard shortcuts,
Beatport
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integration, and
Omnibox
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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.
See also
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Web application
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References
Google Chrome extensions
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