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24 alternatives to PlayTube

Makes YouTube into great music streaming service (chrome)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PlayTube launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Search YouTube without stopping the video, and make your own playlists▲295

   2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Backtube▲53

   Playlist sharing, music streaming aggregator

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   YouTube Music▲254

   Google's YouTube app built just for music

   2015 · music.youtube.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CloudTunes▲307

   Web-based music player for the cloud :cloud: :notes: Play music from YouTube, Dropbox, etc. - GitHub - jkbrzt/cloudtunes: Web-based music player for the cloud :notes: Play music from YouTube, Dropbox, etc.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TubeLister▲94

   Generate a YouTube playlist from your opened tabs.

   2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Music Mode for YouTube▲115

   A distraction-free way to listen to music

   2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Streamus (new version)▲140

   Turns YouTube into the music player

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Nodetube – Open-source YouTube alternative with image and audio uploads▲151

   Open-source YouTube alternative that offers video, audio and image uploads, livestreaming and built-in monetization - mayeaux/nodetube

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   YouTube PlayList Manager by PocketTube▲143

   Organize & manage YouTube playLists

   2023 · pockettube.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    YTMP▲104

    Play YouTube videos as audio in background without ads

    2021 · ytmp.itsvg.in · its alternatives →

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    Youtube Playlist Player▲6

    A Chrome Extension used to play YouTube playlists

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Staytube▲71

    Great full length concerts from YouTube.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    CloudPlay - A music player for YouTube, SoundCloud, and more▲54

    2012 · cloudplay.fm · its alternatives →

14. 14
    YouTube Party Playlist▲97

    Play videos in sync with your friends and vote on next video

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tubekast▲65

    Stream YouTube playlist from Twitch, Facebook and more.

    2021 · tubekast.com · its alternatives →

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    Play▲92

    Music lovers, rejoice. Music videos with insider song facts.

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FocusTube▲112

    Blur YouTube thumbnails and titles

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Youtube Remote▲82

    Control YouTube from anywhere in your browser.

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    UpNext Music Player▲77

    SoundCloud & YouTube powered music player for Chrome

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Youify▲113

    Convert YouTube playlists to Spotify in seconds

    2023 · anon-youify.netlify.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Free Music▲66

    Enjoy any song, anytime and save your internet data

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tubenab▲108

    Discover and convert YouTube videos to MP3 & MP4

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Music Pro▲101

    Stream YouTube music

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Songstream Player▲74

    Free, fast mp3 streaming with songs/playlist from YouTube

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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