Music Mode for YouTube™
by Thunderarea
Music Mode for YouTube™
by Thunderarea
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Quick Look
Music Mode for YouTube™ enhances your listening experience by hiding videos and thumbnails, allowing you to focus solely on the audio.
AI Overview
Who is this for?
Music lovers and individuals seeking a distraction-free YouTube experience who want to listen to audio without visual clutter.
Key Features
- → Hides videos and thumbnails on YouTube and YouTube Music
- → Blocks video content, playing only audio on YouTube Music
- → Skips ads for uninterrupted listening
- → Customizable options for various elements like avatars and search results
- → Quick access buttons for fast toggling
Reviews Analysis
Overall Sentiment
Mostly PositiveUsers appreciate the extension for its ability to reduce distractions and focus on audio, though some mention recent YouTube changes affecting its functionality.
Note: AI analysis focuses on the substance and recency of reviews, which may differ from the overall store rating.
What Users Love
- ✓ Effectively hides video and thumbnails, focusing on audio
- ✓ Helps reduce distractions and skip ads
Points to Consider
- × Functionality altered due to recent YouTube changes, no longer blocks all videos
- × Some users may experience issues after certain YouTube updates
Official Description
From the Developer
Hides the video and thumbnails on YouTube. Blocks the video keeping only the audio on YouTube Music.Reduce distractions and hide NSFW content on YouTube and YouTube Music with Music Mode for YouTube™, perfect for uninterrupted music listening.
A browser extension that hides the video and thumbnails on YouTube, YouTube Music and embedded YouTube videos on third-party sites. On YouTube Music, the video is completely blocked. It is the only extension that not only disables the video but also blocks it on YouTube Music, reducing CPU and GPU usage and saving bandwidth.
FEATURES (ALL OPTIONAL):
- Hides the video on YouTube and blocks the video, playing only the audio on YouTube Music
- 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 on other sites. You can enable/disable the extension for all tabs or for specific tabs.
Extra options:
- Quick access buttons: two extra buttons on YouTube in order to hide the thumbnails and hide the video quickly without using the popup window
Notes: i. If you have enabled the features 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 the images are not only hidden but also blocked saving more bandwidth ii. The message "Video paused. Continue watching?" is disabled only when you block the video iii. If you want to hide Shorts use the new No Shorts Mode for YouTube™ extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/no-shorts-mode-for-youtub/ilkcgpioigbhepilmhljihldmpgldpme
Frequently Asked Questions: https://thunderarea.github.io/musicmodeforyoutube/faq/
Available for mobiles using the Kiwi or Firefox browsers that support extensions.
Available for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en/firefox/addon/music-mode-for-youtube/
The source code of the extension is now available on GitHub: https://github.com/Thunderarea/music-mode-for-youtube
The extension does not collect any kind of data. The user options are stored locally in the user's browser.
Date of release: 02/10/2019
Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/thunderarea
Donate to support the development of the extension: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=V2EHRNX8RBTX2
Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=67620554
Your extension? Let us know if we can update or correct anything!
Key Info
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Rating:
4.5/5.0
475 ratings
- Users:60,000
- Version:6.5.16
- Updated:Mar 23, 2026
- Developer:Visit Website →
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