Friends Who Listen

Get the Friends Who Listen widget on Last.fm back

Friends Who Listen: Restore Last.fm's Widget with Chrome Extension

Friends Who Listen is a Chrome extension designed for Last.fm users. It brings back the old 'Friends who listen to XY' widget, allowing users to once again see what their friends are listening to on the platform. This feature was removed in the new Last.fm, leaving many users missing its functionality. The code for this extension is open-source and available on GitHub.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 624
15
Rating: 4.69
(52)
Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2021-02-04)
Creation date: 2017-02-16
Permissions:
  • http://www.last.fm/*
  • https://www.last.fm/*
  • https://ws.audioscrobbler.com/*
Size: 321.54K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Friends Who Listen (Last.fm) (v1.4)
102 5.00 (2)
Not available on Edge

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Provides a social aspect to last.fm
  • Recreates features lost in the last.fm update
  • Works well for some users
  • Fulfills an essential need for last.fm users
Cons
  • Not working anymore for many users
  • Crashes and performance issues reported
  • Dependent on last.fm updates
  • Bugs and slow loading times
Most mentioned
  • Stopped working due to last.fm updates
  • Essential for bringing back social features
  • Causes crashes and slow performance
  • Previously worked well before recent issues
User reviews
this a must have
by pudding, 2025-02-12

It doesn't work anymore unfortunately.
by s, 2022-12-26

doesn't work anymore
by purpl, 2019-08-06
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Friends Who Listen requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

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