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TrueAudio - YouTube Audio Language Controller

by hhugokta · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Automatically forces YouTube videos to play in your preferred audio language (Original/English). No more forced AI dubbing.

Users
51
+10 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#108K
#90K among extensions
Version
1.0.1
updated 12 Apr 2026

Users

monthly, 7 months
02651Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 51 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 7 months
001Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About TrueAudio - YouTube Audio Language Controller

🚀 What is TrueAudio? YouTube's AI Dubbing feature automatically substitutes the original audio of foreign-language videos with a robotic dubbed track based on your browser's region — and makes it very difficult to turn off permanently. TrueAudio fixes this. It hooks directly into YouTube's internal player API and instantly forces every video to play in the language you choose, whether that's the original content language, English, Spanish, or any of the supported languages below. --- ⚙️ Features - Automatic Audio Switching: Forces YouTube to your preferred language on every video load. - Smart Original Track Detection: Intelligently identifies the original (non-dubbed) audio track using multiple heuristics, regardless of your account's region settings. - Persistent Preferences: Your language choice is saved and applied automatically — set it once and forget it. - Anti-Override Monitoring: Detects and reverses YouTube's attempts to re-apply dubbing after the page loads. - Lightweight: No network requests, no external scripts, no tracking. Runs entirely within YouTube's page. - Privacy First: Only requires the `storage` permission. Zero data collection. --- 🛠️ Installation From the Chrome Web Store *(recommended)* 1. Visit the [TrueAudio page on the Chrome Web Store](#). 2. Click **Add to Chrome**. 3. Go to YouTube, click the TrueAudio icon in your toolbar, choose your preferred language, and click **Save Settings**. Manual Installation (Developer Mode) 1. Download the latest release ZIP from the [Releases](../../releases) page and extract it. 2. Open Chrome and navigate to `chrome://extensions/`. 3. Enable **Developer mode** in the top-right corner. 4. Click **Load unpacked** and select the extracted folder. 5. Go to YouTube, click the TrueAudio icon, and configure your language. --- 🔒 Privacy TrueAudio does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data. It requires only the `storage` permission (to save your language preference) and access to `youtube.com` (to control the audio player). No analytics, no tracking, no external servers.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−3−5.6%00.00
30 days+10+24.4%00.00
6 months+11+27.5%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.0.122 Mar 2026
1.0.021 Mar 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
21 Mar 2026
Size
32 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
bcnghhkaekjmlpognnjphgchfjbmhnab

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storage
Site access
https://www.youtube.com/*

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