Tube Audio Options+

Audio only mode for youtube.com and m.youtube.com

Tube Audio Options+

Add-on stats

By: 0x2F
Users: 90
Rating: 4.67
(3)
Version: 27 (Last updated: 2024-10-04)
Creation date: 2023-11-13
Weekly download count: 3
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • webRequest
Host permissions:
  • *://*.youtube.com/*
  • *://*.googlevideo.com/*
Size: 143.94K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

Open source: https://github.com/schdie/we_firefox_ytop_mv3

On desktop it adds a toggle in the lower right corner of the video player to enable audio-only playback, allowing you to save battery by disabling the video rendering and bandwidth by downloading only the audio stream.

On mobile it adds a semi-transparent floating button on the lower left part of the screen to enable audio-only playback, you can also "leave" the page and playback should continue normally.

Seamlessly switch between audio-only and video playback using the toggle on desktop or button on mobile.

Works best alongside an adblocker like ublock Origin.

Limitations: Doesn't work with live content. On desktop using the YT miniplayer may have unexpected results. Depending on your network connection on some rare cases it may take a couple of seconds to get the audio-only stream, until it does (and also depending if you have autoplay enabled or not) it may render the video first but just for a couple of seconds.

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User reviews

I have tried multiple extensions but this was the only one which worked on Youtube for Desktop.

Works great, but it should turn off ambient mode automatically as well when audio-only is toggled on.
by Jonte, 2024-06-28
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Tube Audio Options+ requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Tube Audio Options+ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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