Disable youtube volume normalization (allow true video 100% volume)

tampermonkey-script.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         YouTube Disable Normalization
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      0.1
// @description  Allows true 100% volume on youtube videos.
// @author       Wouter Gerarts
// @match        https://www.youtube.com/*
// @match        https://youtube.com/*
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

var alwaysEnable = true;

(function() {
    'use strict';

    function baseElement() {
        return document.querySelector('#content');
    }

    if (typeof fullVolumeButtonTaskId === 'number') {
        console.log('clearing interval');
        clearInterval(fullVolumeButtonTaskId);
    }

    function createFullVolumeButton() {
        var el = document.createElement('button');
        el.innerText = '100% Volume';
        el.classList.add('full-volume-addon-button');
        el.onclick = function() {
            var video = baseElement().querySelector('video');
            video.volume = 1;
        };
        return el;
    }

    function round (num, sig) {
        var mult = Math.pow(10, sig);
        return Math.round(num * mult) / mult;
    }

    var fullVolumeButtonTaskId = setInterval(function() {
        if (baseElement().querySelector('video') === undefined) {
            console.log('video element not found');
            return;
        }
        if (baseElement().querySelector('.full-volume-addon-button') != undefined) {
            console.log('full volume addon button already found');
            clearInterval(fullVolumeButtonTaskId);
            return;
        }
        var volumeSlider = baseElement().querySelector('.ytp-volume-slider-handle')
        if (volumeSlider === undefined || volumeSlider === null) {
            console.log('volumeSlider not found');
            return;
        }
        var video = baseElement().querySelector('video');
        var volumeSliderLeftStr = volumeSlider.style.left;
        var volumeSliderLeft = volumeSliderLeftStr.substr(0, volumeSliderLeftStr.length - 2);
        var volumeSliderValue = parseFloat(volumeSliderLeft) * 2.5;
        console.log('Checking slider ' + round(volumeSliderValue / 100, 2).toString() + ' against value ' + round(video.volume, 2).toString());
        if (alwaysEnable || volumeSliderValue / 100 > video.volume) {
            var videoTitleElement = baseElement().querySelector('.ytd-video-primary-info-renderer');
            videoTitleElement.appendChild(createFullVolumeButton());
        } else {
            console.log('volume slider did not meet criteria for Full Volume button');
        }
    }, 500);
})();

https://gist.github.com/abec2304/2782f4fc47f9d010dfaab00f25e69c8a

I am working on a different approach. Could you help test my script?

Hi thx for this. It wars really fine, but one little question is there an option I missed I don't always have to klick on the little button to normalize the audio to 100%?

guys im new to github, how to use this script ?

guys im new to github, how to use this script ?

install the tampermonkey extension then copy this script by clicking on the RAW button at the top to get the entire thing. Add the entire code to tampermonkey as a new script, hard reload youtube (or restart chrome) then you'll find the 100% volume button below the video.

how to make it auto click when page is loaded?

Thnak you, i working on code and make him little more cool, thank you ☻ https://ibb.co/qJ3mv06

Hi is there a way to make it automatic? It sucks having to press the button everytime I go to a video

Hi is there a way to make it automatic? It sucks having to press the button everytime I go to a video

I make a toggle button to auto apply 100% volume.
It's not perfect but you can try it.
https://github.com/OwO-master/YouTube-Disable-Normalization-with-auto-toggle
I added GM_setValue and GM_getValue to store the toggle info, and setInterval to check if the page url is changed.

I don't think this will work with the new 'music destroying" DRC normalization style (which is not really "normalization" but plane dynamics compression).
We are doomed now.

i made disable youtube loudness normalization work on new layout

// ==UserScript==
// @name         YouTube Disable Normalization (New Layout)
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      0.2
// @description  Allows true 100% volume on youtube videos.
// @author       Wouter Gerarts
// @match        https://www.youtube.com/*
// @match        https://youtube.com/*
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

var alwaysEnable = true;

(function() {
    'use strict';

    function baseElement() {
        return document.querySelector('#content');
    }

    if (typeof fullVolumeButtonTaskId === 'number') {
        console.log('clearing interval');
        clearInterval(fullVolumeButtonTaskId);
    }

    function createFullVolumeButton() {
        var el = document.createElement('button');
        el.innerText = '100% Volume';
        el.classList.add('full-volume-addon-button');
        el.onclick = function() {
            var video = baseElement().querySelector('video');
            video.volume = 1;
        };
        return el;
    }

    function round (num, sig) {
        var mult = Math.pow(10, sig);
        return Math.round(num * mult) / mult;
    }

    var fullVolumeButtonTaskId = setInterval(function() {
        if (baseElement().querySelector('video') === undefined) {
            console.log('video element not found');
            return;
        }
        if (baseElement().querySelector('.full-volume-addon-button') != undefined) {
            console.log('full volume addon button already found');
            clearInterval(fullVolumeButtonTaskId);
            return;
        }
        var volumeSlider = baseElement().querySelector('.ytp-volume-slider-handle')
        if (volumeSlider === undefined || volumeSlider === null) {
            console.log('volumeSlider not found');
            return;
        }
        var video = baseElement().querySelector('video');
        var volumeSliderLeftStr = volumeSlider.style.left;
        var volumeSliderLeft = volumeSliderLeftStr.substr(0, volumeSliderLeftStr.length - 2);
        var volumeSliderValue = parseFloat(volumeSliderLeft) * 2.5;
        console.log('Checking slider ' + round(volumeSliderValue / 100, 2).toString() + ' against value ' + round(video.volume, 2).toString());
        if (alwaysEnable || volumeSliderValue / 100 > video.volume) {
            // var videoTitleElement = baseElement().querySelector('h1.ytd-watch-metadata.style-scope');
            var videoTitleElement = baseElement().querySelector('#description');
            videoTitleElement.appendChild(createFullVolumeButton());
        } else {
            console.log('volume slider did not meet criteria for Full Volume button');
        }
    }, 500);
})();

version 0.2 only work on new layout, if you still have old layout, use 0.1 version of script

I was going to post this patch for the new UI but looks like @TheBSODAndWSODFan already made a new script. I went with a different selector, but essentially does the same thing

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<             var videoTitleElement = baseElement().querySelector('.ytd-video-primary-info-renderer');
---
>             //var videoTitleElement = baseElement().querySelector('.ytd-video-primary-info-renderer');
>             var videoTitleElement = baseElement().querySelector('#title');

None of these are working for me any more and I'm seeing the message "volumeSlider not found" in the console log. Could someone help me out. Thanks

@tigre7575 my version of the script still seems to work, you can give that a try and see if it works for you.

My fork: https://gist.github.com/fa7ad/fa995474f5cb9fe91fb209686881373d

@fa7ad Thanks for the reply. After testing out your version I figured out that this seems to be an issue with Firefox and Youtube most likely, as these scripts still work in Chrome but not in Firefox.

Weird, I'm on Firefox as well. Maybe its the extension you are using to run userscripts? I'm using Violentmonkey, might be worth a shot if you still want to use Firefox

Thanks for sharing that. I created a new blank profile and it works, so my FF profile is just broken which I've seen before.