Music Mode for YouTube™

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

Music Mode for YouTube™ - Enhance Your Listening Experience

"Music Mode for YouTube™" is a Chrome extension that blocks video playback on YouTube and YouTube Music, allowing users to enjoy audio-only streaming. It helps save bandwidth, reduce CPU/GPU usage, and hide unwanted images, making it ideal for music lovers. The extension features options to disable video, hide thumbnails, skip ads, and customize settings for various YouTube platforms. Additionally, it protects user privacy by storing preferences locally and does not collect any data.

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Extension stats

By: Thunderarea

Users: 50,000+

Rating: 4.58

(327)

Version: 6.4.8 (Last updated: 2024-11-25)

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

Ranking

# 3,469 ▲ 26

Other rankings

#335 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 5

#2 in For music lovers

#26 in Chrome Web Store Home Page

#1 in music keyword 97 ▲ 1

#46 in continue keyword 70 ▼ 5

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Music Mode for YouTube™ (v1.2.2)

4.05

(39) 2,115+

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Due to some recent YouTube changes the extension does not block the video on YouTube desktop but only hides it. The extension still blocks the video on YouTube Music and mobile YouTube. We are trying to fix it. Stay tuned!

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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