https://github.com/vuon9/youtube-listen-mode

A lightweight Chrome extension that turns any YouTube video into audio‑only mode
https://github.com/vuon9/youtube-listen-mode

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A lightweight Chrome extension that turns any YouTube video into audio‑only mode

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/vuon9/youtube-listen-mode
• Owner: vuon9
• Created: 2025-12-07T12:04:11.000Z (6 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-01-24T07:11:03.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-01-24T17:49:27.639Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: chrome-extension, vibe-coding, youtube
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 885 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md

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# 🎧 YouTube Listen Mode

A lightweight Chrome extension that turns watching Youtube video into **audio‑only mode**.

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## ✨ Features

| Feature | Description |

| :--- | :--- |

| **One‑click toggle** | A headphones / video icon appears in the player bar to switch between normal video and audio‑only mode. |

| **Overlay when audio‑only** | A dark overlay with the extension icon and the text “Audio Only Mode” appears over the video area. |

| **Bandwidth Saver** | **[NEW]** Automatically switches video quality to the lowest setting (144p/tiny) when enabled, and restores your previous quality when disabled. |

| **Smart Channel Matching** | **[NEW]** Powerful filtering with substring and Regex support: 
 • **Exact**: `Lofi Girl` 
 • **Prefix**: `/^The/i` 
 • **Suffix**: ` Topic` 
 • **Advanced**: `/(Music\|Records\|VEVO)$/i` |

| **Auto-enable logic** | Intelligent priority-based handling: 
 1. **Global Always Enable** (Highest) 
 2. **Disable for Channels** (Overrides enable list) 
 3. **Enable for Channels** (Lowest) |

## 📖 Documentation

Check out the following guides to learn more about developing and maintaining this project:

- **[Release Guide](docs/RELEASE.md)**: How to publish new versions to the Chrome Web Store.

- **[Store Description](docs/STORE_DESCRIPTION.txt)**: The current listing text.

## 📜 License

This project is open source and available under the **MIT License**.

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