Split audio between left and right ears, or fix videos that only play in one ear. Per-tab control, works on any site.
Users
1,000
+320 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
+0.13 in 30 days
Ratings
6
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#28K
#23K among extensions
Version
1.2.0
updated 6 Aug 2026
Users
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:6 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Left Right Audio Splitter
Control which ear your audio plays in — per tab, in real time.
FIX ONE-EAR AUDIO
Some videos are mastered with sound on only one channel. If you have
ever watched something where the audio is stuck in your left ear, one
click puts it back in both.
SPLIT TWO TABS BETWEEN TWO EARS
Snap one window to the left half of your screen and another to the
right, and each one's audio moves to the matching ear. Watch a game in
one ear and a stream in the other, on a single pair of headphones.
LOCK A TAB TO ONE EAR
Or set it manually. Left ear, right ear, per tab, ignoring window
position entirely.
ALSO INCLUDED
• Swap left and right channels — for reversed audio, or headphones
worn the other way round
• Volume trim per tab, including boost above 100%
• Clear every override across all tabs at once
BUILT FOR SINGLE-SIDED HEARING
If you have hearing loss in one ear, this routes everything to the ear
you actually use, on any site, without touching your system settings.
PRIVACY
All processing happens on your device using your browser's built-in
audio engine. No audio is recorded or uploaded. No browsing history is
read. No analytics, no tracking, no accounts, and no network requests
of any kind.
WHERE IT WORKS
Most sites that play video through an ordinary player: video hosting
sites, social feeds, news sites, embedded players, and local video
files opened in the browser.
WHERE IT DOES NOT — worth reading before you install
On these your audio keeps playing completely normally. The extension
recognises them and steps aside rather than interfering.
• Paid streaming services that use copy protection
Chrome blocks every extension from touching protected audio. This
is a browser security rule, not something any extension can work
around.
• Some video hosts that deliver media from a separate server
Browsers do not allow extensions to read audio served this way.
Playback is unaffected, it simply cannot be split.
• Music streaming platforms and most browser games
These build sound directly in code rather than using an ordinary
video or audio player, so there is nothing for an extension to
attach to. This is built for video.
• Video calling apps
Live call audio works differently and is not supported.
When a site cannot be split, the popup says so plainly instead of
pretending to work.
WORTH KNOWING
If you still hear something faintly in the muted ear, check your
system's spatial sound setting and its mono audio accessibility
option. Both deliberately send all sound to both ears. Most
headphones also leak a little between sides. The extension itself
silences the channel completely.
Growth
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
+48
+5.0%
0
0.00
30 days
+320
+47.1%
+1
+0.13
6 months
+987
+7592.3%
+6
+4.33
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