StreamLite

Tracking since Apr 6, 2026.

Changelog

• May 1, 2026
  description

  StreamLite is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube and Netflix streaming experience.
  
  It removes distracting UI elements, automatically skips unnecessary content, and optimizes browser performance for a faster and more focused viewing environment.
  
  Key Features
  
  📺 YouTube Optimization
  ✔ Auto-skip video ads
  ✔ Remove recommended videos, comments, Shorts, and live chat
  ✔ Improve page performance by reducing unnecessary DOM elements
  
  🎬 Netflix Optimization
  ✔ Auto-skip intros and ads
  ✔ Block autoplay previews to reduce network usage
  ✔ Clean UI by removing Top 10 and billboard sections
  
  📊 Real-time Performance Monitoring
  StreamLite collects and visualizes performance data from the current page.
  
  • Memory usage
  • CPU usage
  • DOM elements count
  
  Users can easily compare performance before and after applying optimizations through visual graphs.
  
  🧠 Smart Context Detection
  Automatically detects whether the current site is YouTube or Netflix
  and displays only relevant optimization options.
  
  Experience a cleaner, faster, and more immersive streaming environment with StreamLite.

  StreamLite is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube and Netflix streaming experience.
  It removes distracting UI elements, automatically skips unnecessary content, and optimizes browser performance for a faster and more focused viewing environment.
  
  Key Features
  
  📺 YouTube Optimization
  ✔ Auto-skip video ads
  ✔ Remove recommended videos, comments, Shorts, and live chat
  ✔ Speed Controller — instantly switch between 0.5x to 2.0x playback speed
  ✔ Improve page performance by reducing unnecessary DOM elements
  
  🎬 Netflix Optimization
  ✔ Auto-skip intros, ads, and ending credits
  ✔ Block autoplay previews to reduce network usage
  ✔ Clean UI by removing Top 10 and billboard sections
  ✔ Speed Controller — same 0.5x–2.0x control, synced with Netflix's native player UI
  ✔ Controller visibility syncs with Netflix's control bar (auto-hides when idle)
  
  📊 Real-time Performance Monitoring
  StreamLite collects and visualizes performance data from the current page.
  - Memory usage
  - Frame time (replaces CPU blocking measurement for better accuracy)
  - DOM elements count
  
  Users can easily compare performance before and after applying optimizations through visual graphs.
  
  🧠 Smart Context Detection
  Automatically detects whether the current site is YouTube or Netflix
  and displays only relevant optimization options.
  
  Experience a cleaner, faster, and more immersive streaming environment with StreamLite.

• Apr 18, 2026
  description

  StreamLite is a Chrome extension designed to optimize the YouTube browsing experience.
  
  It allows users to remove distracting UI elements and monitor page performance in real time.
  
  Features
  
  • Remove recommended videos
  • Hide comments
  • Hide Shorts
  • Hide live chat
  
  Performance Monitoring
  
  • Memory usage
  • CPU usage
  • Page elements
  
  Users can visually track performance improvements after applying optimization settings.
  
  StreamLite helps create a cleaner and more focused YouTube experience.

  StreamLite is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube and Netflix streaming experience.
  
  It removes distracting UI elements, automatically skips unnecessary content, and optimizes browser performance for a faster and more focused viewing environment.
  
  Key Features
  
  📺 YouTube Optimization
  ✔ Auto-skip video ads
  ✔ Remove recommended videos, comments, Shorts, and live chat
  ✔ Improve page performance by reducing unnecessary DOM elements
  
  🎬 Netflix Optimization
  ✔ Auto-skip intros and ads
  ✔ Block autoplay previews to reduce network usage
  ✔ Clean UI by removing Top 10 and billboard sections
  
  📊 Real-time Performance Monitoring
  StreamLite collects and visualizes performance data from the current page.
  
  • Memory usage
  • CPU usage
  • DOM elements count
  
  Users can easily compare performance before and after applying optimizations through visual graphs.
  
  🧠 Smart Context Detection
  Automatically detects whether the current site is YouTube or Netflix
  and displays only relevant optimization options.
  
  Experience a cleaner, faster, and more immersive streaming environment with StreamLite.

• Apr 18, 2026
  short_description

  Optimize YouTube and Netflix performance

  StreamLite 🚀 - YouTube & Netflix Optimizer

Permissions & access

Permissions

storagetabs

Host access

*://www.youtube.com/*, *://www.netflix.com/*

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