Audio Only Youtube

Enables you to disable video streams on youtube and listen audio
What is Audio Only Youtube?
"Audio Only Youtube" is a Chrome extension purposed for consumers who prefer listening to Youtube audio. By disabling the video stream, it lets users save on data usage by over 50%. It is conveniently enabled or disabled through an icon in the extension bar. Any kind of contributions are welcomed to this open-source project, licensed under GPLv3.

Extension stats

Users: 80,000+
Version: 0.10.0 (Last updated: 2023-06-25)
Creation date: 2020-05-28
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • webRequest
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • *://www.youtube.com/*
  • *://music.youtube.com/*
  • *://*.googlevideo.com/*
Size: 30.32K
URLs: Website

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

"Audio only youtube" chrome extension enables you to disable only video on youtube which saves internet usage more than 50% when you want to listen songs on youtube.

Note: It doesn't support Youtube Live Videos.

You can enable/disable it by just clicking on the icon shown in the extension bar.

Audio only youtube is an open-source project licensed under GPLv3. You can find sources here :

https://github.com/Ashish-Bansal/audio-only-youtube

Any kind of contributions to the project are welcomed and thanks to all who contributed to this project!

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Used to work well for a long time
  • Appreciation for developer's hard work
Cons
  • Currently non-functional or doesn't work
  • Stopped working after recent YouTube updates
  • Lack of updates from the developer
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work
  • Stopped working
  • Need for an update
Recent reviews
Ne fonctionne plus
by bradley letourneau, 2024-11-03

non funziona
by Aniello Zoodi105, 2024-10-30

No longer works
by Mateusz Zawada, 2024-10-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Audio Only Youtube requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Audio Only Youtube has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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