Music Mode for YouTube™

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.
Stats
Users: 10,000+
Version: 6.4.2 (Last updated: 2024-01-09)
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: 117.76K
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Music Mode for YouTube™
Music Mode for YouTube™ (v1.2.2)
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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):

  1. Blocks the video keeping only the audio
  2. Hides the video thumbnails
  3. Hides the images of channel/user avatars
  4. Hides various other images
  5. Disables the "Video paused. Continue watching?" message
  6. 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:

  1. Hides the thumbnails and various other images in Google search when you search for a song or a singer
  2. 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
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Pros
  • Blocks video stream for listening to music only and saving bandwidth
  • Blocks ads
  • Easy calibration and works consistently
  • Has a lot of options to toggle
Cons
  • Recent required permissions to read browser history
  • May increase CPU usage for some users
  • Issues with logo appearing on videos
Most mentioned
  • Blocks video stream for listening to music only and saving bandwidth
  • Works well on mobile with Kiwi Browser
  • Issues with logo appearing on videos
Recent reviews

Пожалуйста, как бога прошу: 1.Добавьте скриншот(превью видео) по умолчанию для видео во весь экран. Это нужно для того чтобы смотреть превью вкладок, было видно какой ролик там открыт. У каждого видео есть картинка для отображения его при загрузке. Это статическая картинка. Благодаря ей в превью вкладок будет видно что за ролик играет. 2.Добавьте на центр проигрывателя очень большие кнопки проигрывателя, Вперед, Назад, Пауза, Проигрывать. очень трудно целится мышкой в некоторых условиях.

Buena.
by JesusDamian_cdn JesusDamian_cdn, 2021-12-01
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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.

Risk likelihood

Music Mode for YouTube™ has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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