YouTube Audio Only

Name: YouTube Audio Only
Rating: 3.3333 (3 reviews)
Author: mattwyd

By: mattwyd

Turns YouTube into an audio-only experience by blocking video streams and hiding visual playback.

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Features & Capabilities

this works as of monday feb 23, unlike many on here.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

mattwyd

Daily users:

32 2

Rating:

3.33

(3)

Version:

1.0.0 Last updated: 2026-02-27

Version code:

6159539

Creation date:

2026-02-24

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
tabs
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
*://*.googlevideo.com/*
*://*.youtube.com/*
*://youtube.com/*
*://m.youtube.com/*

Content scripts matches:

*.youtube.com
youtube.com

Size:

14.68KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 18,960 ▲ 486

Other rankings

#92 in audio keyword 37 ▲ 2#102 in udio keyword 7

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Developed by:

mattwyd

Firefox Add-ons Store

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

User Reviews

The bandwidth is the same as watching 144p video. Useless.

by Va*****, 2026-04-11

If you allow us to still see the audio controls, this would be perfect. Also, to only enable it for a single tab/page rather than have it apply to every tab. Also, a more detailed description on how this is better than the others (most extensions and userscripts only hide the video and set the quality to 144p ever since july 2024, when youtube started merging both video and audio sources. I assume this extension manages to somehow still block the video and only send the audio which saves bandwidth and makes it load faster)

by cj*****, 2026-03-15

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Is YouTube Audio Only Safe?

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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YouTube Audio Only is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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