Music Mode for YouTube™
Blocks the video keeping only the audio on YouTube and YouTube Music.
What is Music Mode for YouTube™?
"Music Mode for YouTube™" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your YouTube listening experience. It allows users to disable and block video streams, thereby reducing CPU and GPU usage while preserving bandwidth. This makes it ideal for users who wish to listen to music or audio without the distraction of video or to hide NSFW content. The extension offers customizable features, including the ability to block video thumbnails, channel avatars, and more, across YouTube, YouTube Music, and embedded YouTube videos. It also skips ads and prevents the 'Video paused' prompt, creating an uninterrupted audio experience. Optimized to work on mobile browsers like Kiwi that support extensions and also available for Firefox, Music Mode for YouTube™ is user-privacy-oriented with no data collection, storing user options locally.
Stats
By:
Thunderarea
Users:
10,000+
Creation date:
2020-06-17
Risk impact:
Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
3
Permissions:
Size:
116.74K
Email:
th*****@gmail.com
Stats date:
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Summary
The only Chrome extension that not only disables the video but also blocks it. The best extension to reduce the use of CPU and GPU, save bandwidth and hide NSFW content. Works on YouTube, YouTube Music and YouTube videos embedded in sites. FEATURES (ALL OPTIONAL):
- Blocks the video keeping only the audio
- Hides the video thumbnails
- Hides the images of channel/user avatars
- Hides various other images
- Disables the "Video paused. Continue watching?" message
- Skips the ads Separate options for YouTube, YouTube Music and YouTube videos embedded in other sites. You can enable/disable the extension for all tabs or for specific tabs.
Extra options:
- Hides the thumbnails and various other images in Google search when you search for a song or a singer
- Quick access buttons: two extra buttons on YouTube in order to hide the thumbnails and block the video quickly without using the popup window
Notes:
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Works well on YouTube Music
- Reduces lag and improves performance
- Option to hide videos and save bandwidth
Cons
- Recent required permissions are seen as unnecessary and invasive
- May conflict with AdBlock extension
Most mentioned
- Works well on YouTube Music
- Recent required permissions
- Conflicts with AdBlock extension
Recent reviews
youtube picks it up as adblocker and wont let you use the site when active.
it works as expected (disabled youtube music video). Also it has lots of settings for tweaking.
YouTube Detects the extension. Waiting for it to be fixed.
Safety
Risk impact
Music Mode for YouTube™ may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.
Risk likelihood
Music Mode for YouTube™ has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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