Aura View

Privacy Policy

Updated: 7 November 2026

Aura View enhances the YouTube viewing experience with lighting, audio controls, picture-in-picture, snapshots and marked sponsor skips. No developer analytics, advertising identifiers, account registration, camera or microphone access are used. The extension does not sell user data or use it for advertising, credit decisions or unrelated purposes.

Local processing and storage Preferences (including language, lighting, audio, quality and visibility) are saved in chrome.storage.local until removed by the user or the extension is uninstalled. They are not synchronized to a developer server. The current YouTube video ID, media state and page layout are processed to apply features. Video frames and audio are processed locally; they are not uploaded by the extension. Snapshots are saved as PNG files to your browser downloads on request. Deleting or uninstalling the extension does not delete files you saved.

SponsorBlock network requests While enabled, the extension automatically requests published sponsor/self-promotion segments from https://sponsor.ajay.app/. It sends the first four hexadecimal characters of the SHA-256 hash of the current YouTube video ID, segment categories and action types. It does not send the full video ID, cookies, Google account details or a full browsing history. The service receives the request, the hash prefix and normal connection information including your IP address. The prefix relates to your video activity, even though it is not the full ID. Responses are cached in service-worker memory, up to 100 entries, normally for 1–5 minutes. Disable Aura View to stop new requests. The service has its own privacy policy: https://gist.github.com/ajayyy/aa9f8ded2b573d4f73a3ffa0ef74f796 . Metadata attribution: SponsorBlock, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Voluntary support Only when you click the support link, a browser tab opens https://ko-fi.com/auraview. No extension settings or video IDs are appended. Ko-fi and its payment providers handle any information you choose to submit under their own policies. Aura View does not handle card details, payment processing or donation records. Ko-fi privacy: https://more.ko-fi.com/privacy .

Permissions and access storage: local preferences. scripting: packaged code for native video quality, PiP and reconnecting YouTube tabs. downloads: user-requested PNG snapshots. Host access is limited to youtube.com, www.youtube.com and sponsor.ajay.app. No access to all websites, browsing-history permission, native helper or remote executable code is requested. Legacy cleanup may remove extension-owned scripts/rules only if a historical grant remains; no filtering permission or blocking rules are requested in this version.

Ordinary videos use native PiP. Shorts use a local captured video stream in a document-PiP window where supported. The stream is not recorded or uploaded and its tracks are released on close. YouTube's own requests and data processing are governed by YouTube/Google policies.

Aura View's use of user information is limited to these disclosed features and complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including its Limited Use restrictions. Questions about Aura View can be sent through the developer's public profile: https://ko-fi.com/auraview .