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Radio Mode for YouTube™

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Description from extension meta

Replace background YouTube™ videos with more efficient audio, for less distractions.

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Radio Mode for YouTube™
Description from store

Radio Mode for YouTube™ removes the video from the page, leaving just the audio, for less distractions.

Ever listen to music on YouTube in the background? Ever see your computer slow down or hear the fans start spinning?

Simply click the Radio icon in the YouTube player to remove the video. If you are playing a playlist, every video will be blanked out automatically.

* This only works with the HTML5 YouTube player. Videos that are forced to play in Flash, such as VEVO, will not work with the plugin.
* This does not save on bandwidth, just CPU usage and potential distractions.

Usage based on a single video playing. CPU usage reduced by ~50%.

YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.

Latest reviews

Fahem Ahmed
Do not install this extension, it runs random YT videos in the background, it took me two weeks and a bunch of anti-virus scans to find the culprit. It watches random YT videos from your account in the background making it impossible to identify where the account jeoprdacy is coming from.
Fahem Ahmed
Do not install this extension, it runs random YT videos in the background, it took me two weeks and a bunch of anti-virus scans to find the culprit. It watches random YT videos from your account in the background making it impossible to identify where the account jeoprdacy is coming from.
TNS
Still loaded in the video in the background, doesnt save any bandwidth, totally defeats the purpose.
TNS
Still loaded in the video in the background, doesnt save any bandwidth, totally defeats the purpose.
Alexandria Schulz
NOT WORKING
Alexandria Schulz
NOT WORKING
Lohengrin Percival
Very buggy, doesn't work most of the time.
Lohengrin Percival
Very buggy, doesn't work most of the time.
Marcin Siniarski
Works great and really works on reducing CPU usage. I am not giving 5/5 because it doesn't work work with playlists.
Marcin Siniarski
Works great and really works on reducing CPU usage. I am not giving 5/5 because it doesn't work work with playlists.
Aditya Galih Wicaksono
currently the addons not working, its work great before. please fix it
Aditya Galih Wicaksono
currently the addons not working, its work great before. please fix it
Max Gromov
5 start!! help me a lot (i listening in background and now i d'ont over load my pc
Max Gromov
5 start!! help me a lot (i listening in background and now i d'ont over load my pc
Chris
not working in some videos in playlists
Chris
not working in some videos in playlists
It's the Claes
This extension was just what I needed. It helps me stay focused by not getting distracted from videos while looking for something to listen to. As of the last windows 10 update it doesn't seem to be working anymore :( I'll give it 5 stars once fixed.
It's the Claes
This extension was just what I needed. It helps me stay focused by not getting distracted from videos while looking for something to listen to. As of the last windows 10 update it doesn't seem to be working anymore :( I'll give it 5 stars once fixed.
Madis
Works even in YouTube TV!
Madis
Works even in YouTube TV!
Gabriel Casanova
lo único que hace es ocultar la imagen, pero el flujo de datos es el mismo, te consume igual y te demora lo mismo en cargar.
Mad Gemini
Perfect
Mad Gemini
Perfect
G P
This is exactly what i was looking for my old netbook! Thank you!
G P
This is exactly what i was looking for my old netbook! Thank you!
Álvaro de León Rodríguez
The video is still loading. Not save bandwidth. it's a lie.
Álvaro de León Rodríguez
The video is still loading. Not save bandwidth. it's a lie.
Neighborhood Guide
Still loaded in the video in the background...
Neighborhood Guide
Still loaded in the video in the background...
Raul Odreman Mora
Me gustó, pero si trabajara como un radio en una pequeña ventana sería aun mejor.
Rodrigo Garcia Martin (rogama25)
Loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rodrigo Garcia Martin (rogama25)
Loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shankar narayanan
Brilliant ! Does the job as described and as i expected...
shankar narayanan
Brilliant ! Does the job as described and as i expected...
Anonymous
It works! YouTube is clunky and heavy, and when I only want to listen to the audio anyway, Radio Mode keeps the video from playing and using up more CPU and memory than is needed. Thank you very much for this simple, effective, and highly convenient extension 8)
Tony Mucci
This a simple, yet excellent plugin. I would agree it would be nice to silence the annotations (even a $('.ytp-button ytp-segmented-control-selected').click() or something would be a quick fix and increase your quality even more.) However, it still rocks and saved me time from writing my own. :)
Tony Mucci
This a simple, yet excellent plugin. I would agree it would be nice to silence the annotations (even a $('.ytp-button ytp-segmented-control-selected').click() or something would be a quick fix and increase your quality even more.) However, it still rocks and saved me time from writing my own. :)
m b
very good feature much needed just want to know if audio mode save on bandwidth also
m b
very good feature much needed just want to know if audio mode save on bandwidth also
Jose Caballero
Which there was an option to always on. Otherwise works perfectly.
Jose Caballero
Which there was an option to always on. Otherwise works perfectly.
Profe Manja
Me encanto, exactamente lo que buscaba
Davis Graham
Works just as advertised, but it would be even better if it would automatically block annotations while in "Radio Mode." If the awesome developer added that it would be 5 star material.
Davis Graham
Works just as advertised, but it would be even better if it would automatically block annotations while in "Radio Mode." If the awesome developer added that it would be 5 star material.
William Blyth
Great for non vivo vids :)
William Blyth
Great for non vivo vids :)
Clément Doire
Wonderful !
Clément Doire
Wonderful !