Overview
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): 1. Hides the video on YouTube and blocks the video, playing only the audio on YouTube Music 2. Hides the video thumbnails 3. Hides the images of channel/user avatars 4. Hides various other images 5. Disables the "Video paused. Continue watching?" message 6. 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: 1. 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
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Details
- Version6.5.8
- UpdatedJanuary 9, 2026
- Offered byThunderarea
- Size105KiB
- Languages5 languages
- Developer
Email
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