Web Audio DevTools Extension (graph visualizer)

Latest Version

Version
3.0.9
Update
August 18, 2023
Size
217KiB
Developer
Category
Users
4,000+
Rating
3.13158 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
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Audion Extension

Audion is a Chrome extension that adds a Web Audio panel to Developer Tools. This panel visualizes the web audio graph in real-time.

How to use:
1. Install the extension from Chrome Web Store.
2. Open Chrome Developer Tools. You should be able to find “Web Audio” panel in the top. Select the panel.
3. Visit or reload a page that uses Web Audio API. If the page is loaded before opening Developer Tools, you need to reload the page for the extension to work correctly.
4. You can pan and zoom with the mouse and wheel. Click the “autofit” button to fit the graph within the panel.

Visit GitHub to follow this project, report issues, and contribute: https://github.com/GoogleChrome/audion
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Audion", "version": "3.0.9", "description": "Web Audio DevTools Extension (graph visualizer)", "devtools_page": "devtools.html", "options_ui": { "page": "options.html", "open_in_tab": false }, "permissions": [ "debugger" ]}
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How to download and manually install Audion extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Audion extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Audion extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Audion extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Audion extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Audion extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Audion Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Audion extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Audion extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Audion extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Audion extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Audion extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Audion extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Audion extension file

Select and download the Audion extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Audion extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Audion extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Audion extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Audion extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Jeremy Harris (ID: 000000a0d542a436) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/21/2021 Had to restart the browser process to make it work. Previously just displayed a box with no audio nodes and I thought it was broken.

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Arunas Salkauskas (ID: 00000091fb3b4754) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 06/26/2019 Ok, the tool is great but has some bugs, which I'll try to report. Basically it freaked out one of our testers when he installed it and discovered that AudioBufferSourceNodes were piling up and not going away. Indeed the plugin keeps references to all the nodes created and it appears to be impossible to get them to be garbage collected. I just spent several hours convincing myself that it wasn't our code.

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Alan McIntosh (ID: 000000ad760afc05) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/01/2018 Brilliant, Helped me find an issue with my audio web project almost instantly.

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Marc Breuer (ID: 0000005306d84241) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 11/13/2017 It looks like it could be good with only a few nodes. Unfortunately I have a lot and it pretty much crashed. Not going with 1 star, as I am sure it's a good tool for some, but not my use case. I have so many nodes, I can't even zoom in enough to read what it says on the node visualization.

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Dofiga Kotik (ID: 0000009978695afc) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 08/27/2017 ебечая рекламма