Music Mode for YouTube™
Blocks the video keeping only the audio on YouTube, YouTube Music and YouTube for mobiles. Additionally, it removes the ads from YouTube, hides the thumbnails and allows YouTube to play in the background on mobile. Easy to use with many options.
Music Mode for YouTube™ - Enhance Your Audio Experience
"Music Mode for YouTube™" is a Firefox add-on that blocks YouTube videos while preserving audio playback, hides thumbnails and ads, and supports background play on mobile devices. It's designed to help reduce CPU and GPU usage, save bandwidth, and provide a streamlined music listening experience across YouTube, YouTube Music, and embedded videos. With customizable options and an easy-to-use interface, it caters to various user preferences while ensuring no user data is collected.
Add-on stats
By: Thunderarea
Creation date: 2022-07-04
Weekly download count: 80
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Very high risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
- declarativeNetRequest
- tabs
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
Size: 119.24K
Email: th*****@gmail.com
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Add-on summary
The only Firefox extension that not only disables the YouTube 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, YouTube videos embedded in sites and YouTube for mobiles.
Due to some recent YouTube changes the extension does not block the video on YouTube desktop but only hides it. The extension still blocks the video on YouTube Music and the mobile version of YouTube. We are trying to fix it. Stay tuned!
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
- Skips the ads before they play
- Allows background play (on YouTube for mobiles)
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
- Live YouTube videos are hidden but not blocked
- If you have enabled the features 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 the images are not only hidden but also blocked saving more bandwidth
The code of the extension is now available on GitHub
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Helps save bandwidth by disabling video playback.
- Effective at blocking distractions from thumbnails and video content.
- Usability on mobile devices and particularly for audio playback.
Cons
- Experiences frequent errors that disrupt playback.
- May require reloading the page to function properly.
- Inconsistent performance across devices and browsers.
Most mentioned
- Errors occur when playing videos.
- Playback stops and requires reloading.
- Performance issues on mobile devices.
User reviews
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by Sabryabdallah, 2024-12-18
by Firefox user 18640015, 2024-11-26
Thanks ever so much for providing us with such a valuable and useful extension. this is awesome!
by Zor, 2024-11-18
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Music Mode for YouTube™ requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Music Mode for YouTube™ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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