YouTube Audio
YouTube Audio is a Firefox add-on that removes video playback while preserving YouTube and YouTube Music audio. It supports background playback, ad and telemetry blocking, optional segment skipping, and restoring video playback at the current position.
Overview
8 featuresIn the Video & media players space, YouTube Audio takes a focused approach. It focuses on reducing battery use, mobile data consumption, ads, and tracking when listening to YouTube audio. YouTube Audio is an open-source project aimed at youTube listeners using Firefox on desktop or Android. YouTube Audio is open source under the GPL-3.0 license. It ships for the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
It is developed by Animesh Kundus (India), and it first shipped in 2016. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 170 stars and 22 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include audio-only playback, background playback, and ad blocking.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Audio-only playback
- Background playback
- Ad blocking
- Telemetry blocking
- Segment skipping
- Video restoration
- Signed-out use
- No configuration
Built with & integrations
- Claude Code
- .claude/
- GitHub Copilot
- commit fd6afc941ef9 · since Jan 2026
- Astro
- /_astro/ in the HTML
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about YouTube Audio
- What is YouTube Audio?
- YouTube Audio focuses on reducing battery use, mobile data consumption, ads, and tracking when listening to YouTube audio. It is catalogued under Video & media players on PulseGate.
- Who is YouTube Audio for?
- YouTube Audio is an open-source project built for youTube listeners using Firefox on desktop or Android.
- Does YouTube Audio have a free plan?
- Yes — YouTube Audio is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does YouTube Audio run on?
- YouTube Audio runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- Is YouTube Audio still maintained?
- The GitHub repository shows 22 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to YouTube Audio?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Youtube audio only, Music Mode for YouTube™, and Video AdBlock for YouTube™ Add-on.Youtube audio onlyMusic Mode for YouTube™Video AdBlock for YouTube™ Add-on
- Who develops YouTube Audio?
- YouTube Audio is developed by Animesh Kundus, based in India.
- How long has YouTube Audio been around?
- YouTube Audio first shipped in 2016.
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