Music Mode for YouTube™

Blocks the video keeping only the audio on YouTube and YouTube Music.

What is Music Mode for YouTube™?

"Music Mode for YouTube™" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube listening experience. It allows users to disable and block video streams, thereby reducing CPU and GPU usage while preserving bandwidth. This makes it ideal for users who wish to listen to music or audio without the distraction of video or to hide NSFW content. The extension offers customizable features, including the ability to block video thumbnails, channel avatars, and more, across YouTube, YouTube Music, and embedded YouTube videos. It also skips ads and prevents the 'Video paused' prompt, creating an uninterrupted audio experience. Optimized to work on mobile browsers like Kiwi that support extensions and also available for Firefox, Music Mode for YouTube™ is user-privacy-oriented with no data collection, storing user options locally.

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By: Thunderarea

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.62 (267) ▲ 4 new ratings

Version: 6.4.8 (Last updated: 2024-05-23)

Creation date: 2020-06-17

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

declarativeNetRequest
tabs
storage
unlimitedStorage

Size: 116.74K

Email: th*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 6674 ▲ 24

Other rankings

#3063 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 241

#2 in music keyword 48

#39 in youtube keyword 88 ▲ 2

#41 in continue keyword 2

#55 in video keyword 88 ▲ 1

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Music Mode for YouTube™ (v1.2.2)

3.86 (28) 1,156+

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Summary

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The only Chrome extension that not only disables the video but also blocks it. The best extension to reduce the use of CPU and GPU, save bandwidth and hide NSFW content. Works on YouTube, YouTube Music and YouTube videos embedded in sites. FEATURES (ALL OPTIONAL):

Blocks the video keeping only the audio
Hides the video thumbnails
Hides the images of channel/user avatars
Hides various other images
Disables the "Video paused. Continue watching?" message
Skips the ads Separate options for YouTube, YouTube Music and YouTube videos embedded in other sites. You can enable/disable the extension for all tabs or for specific tabs.

Extra options:

Hides the thumbnails and various other images in Google search when you search for a song or a singer
Quick access buttons: two extra buttons on YouTube in order to hide the thumbnails and block the video quickly without using the popup window

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User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works great for listening to music on YouTube
Reduces lag and improves performance
Has lots of settings for customization
Built-in ad blocker for YouTube

Cons

Detected by YouTube as ad blocker
Slow and buggy when switching
Recent required permissions seen as unnecessary

Most mentioned

Detected by YouTube as ad blocker
Works great for listening to music on YouTube
Built-in ad blocker for YouTube

Recent reviews

Truong Tran, 2024-06-08

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נתנאל, 2024-06-07

This is an extension I've wished for the longest time with bunch of tweaks. Thank you so much.

Tâm Nguyễn, 2024-06-07

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Safety

Risk impact

Music Mode for YouTube™ may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.