I go to sleep nightly watching something, and have done so for years. It's just my routine now.
Usually, I'm out like a light before long. But, there were a few things that always bugged me.
While it might be effective for me at "switching off", invariably at some point a loud noise in the video will often wake me up.
I've always wanted a sleep timer like TV's used to have(perhaps still do?)
Before I decided to make Sleepyhead, the extensions I found all seemed to do the same thing(and just one thing).
Yeah... simply stopping a YouTube video works, but I don't always watch YouTube at bedtime. What about all the other streaming services out there?
Sleepyhead works with any website or streaming service because when a timer runs out, a seperate page is loaded instead of stumbling around the code of the website trying to find the stop button.
When testing Sleepyhead I realized that the main goal for the extension could actually go a bit further.
I decided to build in an optional feature named Sound Softener to add even more value to the extension. It reduces the loudest sounds, giving a more consistant volume.
Computers have gotten pretty good nowadays with their brightness and night mode adjustments. But more is better! So I also built in an optional setting called Sleep Shift, that has additional brightness and red shift controls.
Create a sleep timer before going to bed, and get a more restful sleep. Hit the back button in the morning to continue where you left off.
