Streamus
{{Infobox software
| name = Streamus
| developer = Sean Anderson
| released = {{Start date and age|2014|02|11}}
| discontinued = yes
| language = English
| license = Apache License
}}
Streamus is a discontinued open-source Chrome extension that acted as a music player for YouTube, allowing users to listen to YouTube videos as music without having YouTube open.{{cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/01/20/chrome-extension-turns-youtube-serious-music-service/|title=This Chrome extension turns YouTube into a serious music service|author=Owen Williams|publisher=The Next Web|date=20 January 2015}}{{cite web|title=StreamusChromeExtension|url=https://github.com/MeoMix/StreamusChromeExtension|work=Github|publisher=MeoMix|accessdate=14 February 2014}}{{cite web|last=Kumparak|first=Greg|title=Streamus Turns Chrome Into A Fast, Free, YouTube-Powered Spotify Alternative|date=24 January 2014 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/24/streamus-turns-chrome-into-a-fast-free-youtube-powered-spotify-alternative/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=25 February 2014}}{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Tuong|title=Chrome extension turns YouTube into your own personal radio station|url=http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57617861-12/chrome-extension-turns-youtube-into-your-own-personal-radio-station/|publisher=CNET|accessdate=25 February 2014}}{{cite web|title=Streamus Turns Chrome Into a YouTube Powered Music Player|date=27 January 2014 |url=http://lifehacker.com/streamus-turns-chrome-into-a-youtube-powered-music-play-1509900782|publisher=LifeHacker|accessdate=25 February 2014}}
Features
Streamus features include the ability to search for YouTube videos and create playlists, keyboard shortcuts, Beatport integration, and Omnibox integration.{{cite web|last=Anderson|first=Sean|title=Getting Started|url=http://streamus.com/#getting-started|accessdate=14 February 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222162924/http://streamus.com/#getting-started|archivedate=22 February 2014}} Omnibox integration allows users to search using Streamus with the URL address bar, by typing "Streamus" and hitting tab.
Shutdown
On July 13, 2015, after four months of intense negotiation, Sean announced that due to difficulty meeting YouTube's API guidelines, the extension would be removed from the Chrome Web Store the following day.{{cite web|author=MeoMix|title=hi so an update|date=14 July 2015 |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/streamus/comments/3d79zx/hi_so_an_update/|accessdate=14 July 2015}} The reason and the entire email conversation with the YouTube team was made public by the author through his extension app.{{ cite web|author=San_Brian_K |title=Image url for shutdown conversation with youtube |url = http://i.imgur.com/15gaOf6.png }}