Original YouTube Audio

Name: Original YouTube Audio
Rating: 3 (28 reviews)
Author: Alain

By: Alain

Tries to set the original audio track on YouTube videos.

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Features & Capabilities

The Original YouTube Audio Chrome extension enhances your YouTube viewing experience by automatically selecting the original audio track on videos. With YouTube's introduction of automatically generated dubbed audio tracks, manually switching back to the original language can be tedious. This extension simplifies that process by accessing the video player's settings and activating the original audio track for you. It ensures that viewers can enjoy content in its authentic form without extra clicks or adjustments.

Ideal for multilingual viewers and those who prefer original soundtracks, this lightweight and easy-to-use extension runs seamlessly in the background. Say goodbye to manually changing audio settings on YouTube and experience videos as intended with Original YouTube Audio.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Alain

Daily users:

1,087 -9

Rating:

3.00

(28)

Version:

1.2 Last updated: 2024-12-30

Version code:

5867634

Creation date:

2024-03-25

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Permissions:

Host permissions:

https://www.youtube.com/*

Content scripts matches:

www.youtube.com

Size:

10.09KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-13

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 3,094 ▼ 14

Other rankings

#19 in audio keyword 34 #23 in udio keyword 7 ▲ 1#91 in tracking keyword 31 #105 in settings keyword 31 #186 in youtube keyword 86 ▼ 3

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Developed by:

Alain

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/original-youtube-audio/

Permission Change History

2024-12-30: Version 1.0 → 1.2

Add Host permissions: https://www.youtube.com/*

Add Permissions: storage

Remove Permissions: https://www.youtube.com/*

User Reviews

Reviews are mixed. When it works, users praise restored original YouTube audio and meaningful improvements after proper configuration. However, reliability is a major issue: frequent non-workings, language-dependent tweaks, limited mobile support, and breakage after YouTube updates. Users also want better guidance and more robust, language-agnostic handling. Overall, it’s helpful in ideal setups but often unreliable across locales and devices.

Pros

Restores the original YouTube audio and reduces auto-dubbing annoyance.
Works for many users after proper configuration (e.g., adjusting language-specific node/name/settings).
Users report positive results with statements like "works like a charm" and "great improvement" when it’s functioning.
Some reviews indicate compatibility with certain Firefox versions and ongoing usability for those setups.

Cons

Often reported as not working or failing to detect the video element (e.g., 'Could not find \'video\' element').
Requires language/locale specific tweaks (node names, labels like 'original') and is not fully universal out of the box.
Limited mobile support; mobile Firefox and mobile site usage are frequently cited as not working or requiring extra permissions.
Brittle behavior due to YouTube updates; changes on YouTube can break the addon and require fixes.
Usability/robustness issues; users request clearer guidance and more robust handling (promises around querySelector, etc.).

Recent reviews

i cant add it on mobile android firefox

by @S*****, 2026-01-20

Please change the permissions so it will work with the mobile site? Thank you.

by Ki*****, 2025-08-17

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Is Original YouTube Audio Safe?

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Original YouTube Audio requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

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Original YouTube Audio is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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