# YoutubeAUDIO

> YoutubeAUDIO enables you to listen to Youtube without video content being downloaded or processed. https://github.com/sheddup/YoutubeAUDIO

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtubeaudio](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtubeaudio)

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtubeaudio`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** sheddup
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 40
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Rating:** 4.38 / 5 (24 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.7
- **Last updated:** 2021-02-19
- **First published:** 2017-09-01
- **Size:** 82 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtubeaudio/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/sheddup/YoutubeAUDIO/issues](https://github.com/sheddup/YoutubeAUDIO/issues)

## Description

**YoutubeAUDIO** is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube experience by enabling audio-only streaming. It prevents the video content from being downloaded or processed, allowing you to listen to YouTube videos without the visual data, which helps conserve bandwidth and accelerates playback. This tool is ideal for users who want to enjoy music, podcasts, or other audio content on YouTube with minimal resource usage.

If you have feature requests or encounter any issues, you can easily submit a ticket via the GitHub repository link provided by the developer. YoutubeAUDIO is a lightweight and straightforward solution for those seeking an efficient way to consume YouTube audio content.

## Rankings

- #17,704 — Overall
- #81 — process
- #104 — udio
- #115 — audio
- #133 — listen
- #190 — submit

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `storage`
- `notifications`
- `*://*.youtube.com/*`
- `*://*.googlevideo.com/*`
- `*://*.google.com/*`
- `*://*.googleapis.com/*`
- `*://*.googlesyndication.com/*`
- `*://*.googletagservices.com/*`
- `*://*.googleadservices.com/*`
- `*://*.google-analytics.com/*`
- `*://*.doubleclick.net/*`
- `*://*.serving-sys.com/*`
- `*://*.atdmt.com/*`
- `*://*.innovid.com/*`
- `*://*.fwmrm.net/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtubeaudio)