YouTube Audio Only | Save Data & Battery
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Save bandwidth and battery by switching YouTube to audio-only mode. Reduce data usage while still enjoying your favorite content.
Transform YouTube into a music player and dramatically reduce your data usage and battery consumption by automatically disabling video playback. Listen to music, podcasts, and other content without the bandwidth-heavy video stream - perfect for mobile users, limited data plans, and battery conservation.
Features:
• Save Mobile Data - Reduce YouTube data consumption by up to 90% by streaming audio only
• Extend Battery Life - Significantly improve battery performance by disabling video rendering
• Simple Toggle - Switch between audio-only and normal mode with one click
• Automatic Memory - Remembers your preferences between browsing sessions
• Background Listening - Continue listening even when switching to other tabs
• Zero Configuration - Works instantly after installation with no setup required
How to Use:
1. Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store
2. Visit any YouTube video page
3. Click the YouTube Audio Only icon in your browser toolbar
4. Toggle the "Audio Only Mode" switch to ON
5. Optional: Enable "Show Control Button" to display a convenient toggle button on YouTube pages
6. Continue browsing YouTube with reduced data usage and extended battery life
7. Toggle audio-only mode on/off anytime via the extension popup or on-screen control button
Changelog:
- Data Savings Tracker Added
- Shortcut Keys Added
Latest reviews
- Mithun Kinarullathil
- This is the only one working at the moment. Thank you.
- Alan Cooney
- Seems to be a false claim of functionality. My tests show the exact same data usage between this extension, and without the extension, but me changing the streaming quality to 144p. So, I suspect this extension merely sets the video quality to 144p and then blanks the YouTube video window to make it appear that it's not streaming video. I'll post an apology and revised score if the developer can demonstrate otherwise.
- Crystallo Saurus (Crystallo)
- seems to work the best out of every other one, even automatically sets to 144p i presume you cant fully get rid of the video so thats why it does that
- Radosław Koppa
- works as desired
- S Anuhara
- Among most of the fake Youtube Audio Only extensions that in reality uses a cover image to hide the video while the actual video is being loaded behind anyway, this extension is the only one I found that truly blocks the video feed.. It's a data saver indeed!