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

Users: 625
-4
Rating: 4.69
(51)
Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2021-02-04)
Creation date: 2017-02-16
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://www.last.fm/*
  • https://www.last.fm/*
  • https://ws.audioscrobbler.com/*
Size: 321.54K

Other platforms

Friends Quiz (v1.1.2)
2.40 (69) 21,439+
Friends Who Listen (Last.fm) (v1.4)
4.25 (12) 98
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Extension summary

The new Last.fm doesn't have many features it had before. This extension brings the old “Friends who listen to XY” widget on Last.fm back.

Github repo: https://github.com/xxdavid/lastfm-friends-who-listen

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 feeling of old last.fm
  • Considered very useful
  • Solid extension when it works
Cons
  • Not working after last.fm updates
  • Contains many bugs and crashes
  • Slow loading times and high internet usage
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work anymore
  • Related to changes in last.fm API
  • Request for updates due to compatibility issues
User reviews
It doesn't work anymore unfortunately.
by s, 2022-12-26

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

worked perfectly until it disappeared as the website got updated, please bring it back :((
by alyssa medina, 2019-07-23
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Friends Who Listen requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Friends Who Listen has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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