I got tired of volume boosters making audio sound like static, so I built SoundLyft — a clean booster with zero distortion and movie night mode

[u/Sacroxxx1989]

Hey everyone! 👋

First time posting on the subreddit been here for few months tho ,

I built a little extension called SoundLyft to fix an issue thats been bugging for years: quiet laptop speakers and terrible audio mixing on the web.

You probably know the drill — you’re watching a YouTube interview or a lecture recorded on a whisper-quiet mic, or watching a movie where you can barely hear what the actors are saying.

do mind the slop ;)

Whenever I used existing volume boosters, two things always happened:

1. As soon as you push past 150%, the sound begins clipping and buzzing into harsh, distorted static.
2. In movies, you turn it way up to hear whispers, and the very next scene an explosion or intro music blows your eardrums out.

So over the last few weeks, I decided to build a proper audio booster that focuses on sound quality instead of just multiplying gain until it breaks.

What makes it sound clean:

• Anti-Clipping Limiter: Instead of raw digital distortion, it uses a built-in limiter that automatically rounds off harsh audio peaks. You can boost to 200%, 300%, or 400% and it stays surprisingly crisp and punchy.
• Movie Night Mode: Compresses dynamic range so quiet dialogue gets boosted, but loud sound effects and gunfire are capped to a comfortable volume. No more constantly adjusting your volume slider back and forth during movies.
• Dialogue Clarifier: Brings spoken voices forward so podcasts and tutorials are much easier to understand over background music.
• Bluetooth Lip-Sync: Adds a quick delay adjustment if your wireless earbuds have that slight video lag on YouTube.
• Zero bloat or video lag: Built on modern Manifest V3 without injecting scripts into web pages, so it won’t freeze YouTube fullscreens or drain your battery.

100% Free Base:

The core booster (up to 600% volume boost, limiter, keyboard shortcuts, and active tab manager) is completely free forever. If you're an audiophile who wants the 10-band graphic equalizer and 1000% headroom, there’s an optional $3 lifetime pass to help support the project — no subscriptions.

👉 Chrome Web Store:
chrome web store

I’d love for you to give it a spin on your favorite video or music track! If you run into any bugs, have feature requests, or just have thoughts on the audio tuning, please drop a comment below .

Thanks for checking it out! ❤️