Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to YouTube Audio Only
Block video playback on YouTube
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Play youtube audio on background and save bandwidth
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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I have made a browser extension that plays only the audio, blocking the video on YouTube, YouTube Music and all embedded YouTube videos in third party sites. It can also hide the thumbnails and avatars and skip the ads. It is compatible with Chrome, most of the Chromium browsers and Firefox. Additionally, it can be installed in smartphones using the Kiwi browser that supports extensions from the Chrome Web Store. I released the extension back in October, 2019 but from now the source code is available on GitHub as well.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The best way to listen to music on Youtube
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! Since Youtube no longer allows AdBlockers, I built my own extension to get around their video ads. If there is an ad it temporarily manipulates the video; Mutes the volume, sets speed to 10x, and skips it if there is a button. Chrome Webstore link: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ad-accelerator/gpbo... Code: https://github.com/rkk3/ad-accelerator
2023 · its alternatives →
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A distraction-free way to listen to music
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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YTMP▲104Play YouTube videos as audio in background without ads
2021 · ytmp.itsvg.in · its alternatives →
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An awesome audio & video transcription tool for Chrome
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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Watch your YouTube homefeed without the distractions
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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PlayTube▲69Makes YouTube into great music streaming service (chrome)
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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YouTube Audio Player. Save bandwidth and data by playing only the audio from YouTube videos. Please don’t be harsh with me—I’m new to vibe coding, lol. Experience YouTube Like Never Before Our audio-first approach revolutionizes how you consume YouTube content: Background Listening: Keep the audio playing while using other apps or with your screen off Data Saver Mode: Automatically selects the optimal audio quality for your connection Uninterrupted Playback: Listen without video ads or visual distractions Battery Saver: Reduce power consumption by up to 60% compared to video playback
2025 · y2audio.com · its alternatives →
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Control YouTube from anywhere in your browser.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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A simple, configurable youtube-dl wrapper to download and manage youtube audio - RijulGulati/yt-audio
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Block youtube ads, text, popup videos automatically
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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YouFilter▲67Free chrome extension to filter YouTube search results
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Convert YouTube videos into audio formats
2022 · en.onlymp3.to · its alternatives →
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Listen to SoundCloud or YouTube music with VOX Player
2017 · vox.rocks · its alternatives →
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YouMix is a Google Chrome extension to add audio filters to YouTube videos. - ChrisZieba/youmix
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Turn youtube videos into audio! Stream & listen free!
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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