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This wikiHow teaches you how to switch to audio-only mode while watching a music video on YouTube Music, using a desktop internet browser. YouTube Music's browser-based web player doesn't have an audio-only toggle in Settings like the mobile app. If you have a premium subscription to YouTube Music, you can minimize the video to the mini player, and close the mini player in some videos to keep playing in audio-only.
Things You Should Know
- Navigate to YouTube Music in your web browser.
- Select the video you want to play. Then, click the downward-facing arrow to minimize the video.
- Close the mini video player. Note that this is a premium feature only available with a paid subscription.
Steps
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1Open YouTube Music in an internet browser. Type https://music.youtube.com into the address bar, and press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
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2Click the video you want to play in audio-only mode. This will open the video, and start playing it in video mode.
- YouTube Music doesn't have an audio-only toggle in the web-based version like the mobile app, but you can minimize the video, and close the mini player to keep listening to the audio in some tracks.
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3Click the white icon on the bottom-right. You can find this button next to the Repeat and Shuffle icons in the lower-right corner of the page. It will minimize the video to the mini-player in the lower-right corner of the page.
- The arrow icon on the bottom-right will turn upwards when you minimize the video.
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4Click the "X" icon on the top-right of the mini video player. When you minimize the video, and see the mini player on the bottom-right corner of the page, click the "X" icon in the upper-right corner of the video player to close it.
- This will close the mini video player, and continue playing the track in audio only.
- When you hover over the "X" icon and wait a bit, it'll say "Close mini player" on a pop-up label.
- This is a premium feature, and only available with a paid subscription to YouTube Music premium service. You won't see it without a paid YouTube Music subscription.
- This feature may not be supported in all videos.
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5Click the upwards arrowhead icon on the bottom-right. This will expand the video screen again, and switch you back to video mode.
About This Article
1. Open YouTube Music.
2. Click a video to play it.
3. Click the downwards arrowhead on the bottom-right.
4. Click the "X" on the top-right of the mini player.
