Zen Audio Player
December 26, 2025 ยท View on GitHub

Zen Audio Player
Listen to YouTube videos, without the distracting visuals.
Chrome Extension
Install the Chrome extension (source code) so you can add &zen or /zen to the end of any YouTube URL to redirect this app!
Bookmark
Create a bookmark with javascript: (function () { window.location.href = 'https://zen-audio-player.github.io/?v=' + location.href; }()); as an URL to quickly redirect your YouTube video to this app!
How to create a custom bookmark in Chrome:
- Click on a star at the right side of the omnibox (you can also press Ctrl+D (CMD+D on Mac) or choose "Bookmark this page..." from the menu).
- Name your bookmark.
- Click on "Edit".
- Paste the following snippet into the URL field
javascript: (function () { window.location.href = 'https://zen-audio-player.github.io/?v=' + location.href; }()); - Click on "Save".
Demo
- Listen to Starve the Ego, Feed the Soul by The Glitch Mob
- Try it out on zen-audio-player.github.io.
- Clone the project and open
index.html. - To run the site locally, run
npm installthennpm startand a webpage will open in your default browser.
Screenshot

Browser Support
| Platform/Browser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | |
| No | No | No | - | - | |
| No | - | No | - | - |
Contributing to Zen Audio Player
If you would like to contribute to this project please read the guidelines on contributing before doing so.
Project Sponsors
| Sponsor | Description |
|---|---|
![]() | Track Better Errors. Actually Fix Bugs. Know when your users run into errors and fix bugs before they report them. |
