According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-08, the Chrome extension Mixtape has 46 users (+142.1% MoM), rated 5 (1 reviews) — ranked #5,523 of 9,793 AI browser extensions, and #240 of 342 in Audio.
What is Mixtape
Mixtape is a Chrome side panel player for people who use YouTube as their music library. You describe a vibe, such as today's top hits, 90s R&B, lo-fi for coding or live acoustic covers, and Mixtape builds a ranked playlist of real songs while filtering out hour-long compilation uploads. Playback runs in a background YouTube tab while you control everything from the side panel, so autoplay and recommendations stay out of the way. The player offers shuffle, repeat, seek, volume, Play Next and a full queue, plus a pop-out mini player, ratings, listening stats with streaks and a shareable stats card. Playlists sync across devices on the same Chrome profile and can be shared by a link. It is an independent player, not affiliated with YouTube or Google.
- 01AI playlist builder that turns a described vibe into a ranked list of songs
- 02Filters out hour-long compilation uploads
- 03Full player with shuffle, repeat, seek, volume, Play Next and Queue
- 04Pop-out mini player that can sit anywhere on screen
- 05Rate songs, with Smart Shuffle on Pro
- 06Listening stats, streaks and a shareable stats card
- 07Playlist sync across devices, and share by link
- 08Auto-mute and skip ads on the player tab on Pro
The free tier gives 1 playlist with AI curation, the players, shared playlist import and listening stats. Pro at $2.99/month or $49.99 one-time lifetime adds unlimited playlists, ad muting and skipping, Smart Shuffle and a Top-Rated mixtape.
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AI-curated, Spotify-style music playlists and player controls for YouTube — right in your sidebar. Listen to YouTube like a real music app.
YouTube has more music than anywhere else — every chart-topping single AND the live covers, indie artists, remixes, and regional tracks you won't find on Spotify or Apple Music. The problem is the player: it's built to keep you watching videos, not listening to music.
Mixtape fixes that. Whether you love today's biggest global artists or the smaller artists that only live on YouTube, Mixtape turns it all into a clean, distraction-free playlist you control from your Chrome side panel.
WHAT MIXTAPE DOES
🎵 All your music, in one real playlist Build playlists from anything on YouTube — the hits and the tracks that exist nowhere else — and play them back like a proper music app, not a stack of video tabs.
🧘 No more rabbit hole YouTube is built to pull you off task — autoplay, the feed, "recommended for you." Mixtape plays your mixtape in a background tab and hands you the controls in the side panel, so the music keeps going while you stay focused.
🎚️ A music player, not a video player Curate, reorder, rate, search, and queue your favorite songs in a clean player — with Play Next and a full Queue, just like the music apps you already love.
HOW IT WORKS 1. Tell Mixtape a vibe — "today's top hits," "90s R&B," "lo-fi for coding," or "live acoustic covers." 2. Mixtape builds a ranked playlist of real songs and filters out hour-long compilation uploads. 3. Press play. The music streams from a YouTube tab you never have to look at — you control everything from the side panel.
FEATURES
- AI playlist builder that finds the songs, not the noise
- Full player: shuffle, repeat, seek, volume, Play Next and Queue
- Pop-out mini player you can place anywhere on screen
- Rate songs and let Smart Shuffle favor your best (Pro)
- Auto-mute & skip ads on the player tab (Pro)
- Listening stats, streaks, and a shareable stats card
- Playlists sync across your devices on the same Chrome profile
- Share a playlist with one link — friends can import it free
FREE VS PRO Free: 1 playlist, AI curation, full player and mini player, import shared playlists, and listening stats. Pro ($2.99/month or $49.99 one-time lifetime): unlimited playlists, auto-mute & skip ads, Smart Shuffle, an automatic Top-Rated mixtape, and a sleep timer.
A note on how it works: Mixtape plays music through your own YouTube tab in the background. Mixtape is an independent player and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google.
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