![Preview of Tube Audio Options+](https://addons.mozilla.org/user-media/addon_icons/2821/2821019-64.png?modified=b8587cc4)
Tube Audio Options+ by schdie
Available on Firefox for Android™Available on Firefox for Android™
Audio only mode for youtube.com and m.youtube.com
You'll need Firefox to use this extension
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Screenshots
![Desktop audio only toggle enabled](https://addons.mozilla.org/user-media/previews/thumbs/291/291127.jpg?modified=1701614464)
![Desktop audio only toggle disabled](https://addons.mozilla.org/user-media/previews/thumbs/291/291128.jpg?modified=1701614464)
![Mobile audio only button disabled/enabled.](https://addons.mozilla.org/user-media/previews/thumbs/291/291131.jpg?modified=1701614468)
About this extension
Open source: https://github.com/schdie/we_firefox_ytop_mv3
On desktop it adds a toggle in the lower right corner of the video player to enable audio-only playback, allowing you to save battery by disabling the video rendering and bandwidth by downloading only the audio stream.
On mobile it adds a semi-transparent floating button on the lower left part of the screen to enable audio-only playback, you can also "leave" the page and playback should continue normally.
Seamlessly switch between audio-only and video playback using the toggle on desktop or button on mobile.
Works best alongside an adblocker like ublock Origin.
Limitations:
Doesn't work with live content.
On desktop using the YT miniplayer may have unexpected results.
Depending on your network connection on some rare cases it may take a couple of seconds to get the audio-only stream, until it does (and also depending if you have autoplay enabled or not) it may render the video first but just for a couple of seconds.
Permissions:
"Access your data for sites in the *://youtube.com domain" is required to change the video/audio source of the player.
"Access your data for sites in the *://googlevideo.com domain" is required to capture the audio-only stream.
On desktop it adds a toggle in the lower right corner of the video player to enable audio-only playback, allowing you to save battery by disabling the video rendering and bandwidth by downloading only the audio stream.
On mobile it adds a semi-transparent floating button on the lower left part of the screen to enable audio-only playback, you can also "leave" the page and playback should continue normally.
Seamlessly switch between audio-only and video playback using the toggle on desktop or button on mobile.
Works best alongside an adblocker like ublock Origin.
Limitations:
Doesn't work with live content.
On desktop using the YT miniplayer may have unexpected results.
Depending on your network connection on some rare cases it may take a couple of seconds to get the audio-only stream, until it does (and also depending if you have autoplay enabled or not) it may render the video first but just for a couple of seconds.
Permissions:
"Access your data for sites in the *://youtube.com domain" is required to change the video/audio source of the player.
"Access your data for sites in the *://googlevideo.com domain" is required to capture the audio-only stream.
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This add-on needs to:
- Access your data for sites in the youtube.com domain
This add-on may also ask to:
- Access your data for sites in the youtube.com domain
- Access your data for sites in the googlevideo.com domain
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- Version
- 24
- Size
- 139.71 kB
- Last updated
- a day ago (23 Jun 2024)
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- Licence
- GNU General Public Licence v3.0
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Release notes for 24
v24
Desktop: changed the web player logic, it wasn't working for around ~2 weeks.
Mobile: small fix to get correct timestamp if needed.
Re-coded the extension with a new logic, Google changed some things in the desktop player that forced this logic change in the code, the new code is big enough that testing and feedback is welcome for both versions.
Desktop: changed the web player logic, it wasn't working for around ~2 weeks.
Mobile: small fix to get correct timestamp if needed.
Re-coded the extension with a new logic, Google changed some things in the desktop player that forced this logic change in the code, the new code is big enough that testing and feedback is welcome for both versions.
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