Radio Mode for YouTube™

Replace background YouTube™ videos with more efficient audio, for less distractions.

Radio Mode for YouTube™: Audio Only YouTube Extension

Radio Mode for YouTube™ is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to aid those who prefer listening to YouTube content without the video aspect. By eliminating the video, this tool can also help reduce the CPU usage, leading to smoother computer performance - and reduced distractions. The extension works seamlessly with HTML5 YouTube player, turning every video in a playlist into an audio track. Note, it doesn't save bandwidth but decreases CPU use and potential distractions significantly.

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Extension stats

By: https://www.richard-stanton.com

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 3.95

(44)

Version: 2.0.1 (Last updated: 2015-08-11)

Creation date: 2015-08-10

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

http://*.youtube.com/
https://*.youtube.com/
tabs
storage

Size: 17.16K

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 22,847 ▼ 27

Other rankings

#12915 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 12

#6 in radio keyword 14 ▲ 1

#57 in usage keyword 12 ▼ 1

#61 in flash player keyword 61

#125 in trademark keyword 16 ▼ 5

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Extension summary

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Radio Mode for YouTube™ removes the video from the page, leaving just the audio, for less distractions.

Ever listen to music on YouTube in the background? Ever see your computer slow down or hear the fans start spinning?

Simply click the Radio icon in the YouTube player to remove the video. If you are playing a playlist, every video will be blanked out automatically.

This only works with the HTML5 YouTube player. Videos that are forced to play in Flash, such as VEVO, will not work with the plugin.
This does not save on bandwidth, just CPU usage and potential distractions.

Usage based on a single video playing. CPU usage reduced by ~50%.

YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.

User reviews

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Pros

Helps reduce CPU usage when listening to audio content
Can be beneficial for older devices like netbooks
Useful for staying focused without video distractions
Works with YouTube TV

Cons

Runs random YouTube videos in the background, jeopardizing account security
Does not save bandwidth as claimed
Very buggy and frequently doesn't work properly
Inconsistent performance with playlists
Extension stops working after recent updates

Most mentioned

Not working as expected
Background videos still load
Does not save bandwidth
Helps reduce CPU usage
Works great for listening to audio content

User reviews

Matt Smith, 2024-04-01

Do not install this extension, it runs random YT videos in the background, it took me two weeks and a bunch of anti-virus scans to find the culprit. It watches random YT videos from your account in the background making it impossible to identify where the account jeoprdacy is coming from.