Mixtunes

A classic iTunes theme for your music

Classic iTunes theme for Spotify, YouTube Music, SoundCloud and Apple Music.
YouTube Music works today; the other players are under development.

  • Uses the account you already have
  • Settings stay on your computer
  • The extension does not track you

Screenshots

What it looks like

    Features

    The bits you actually miss

    Cover Flow

    The real one: covers angled away from the middle, reflected on a black floor, flipping as you scroll.

    The little display up top

    That centred readout showing the song, the artist and how far through you are.

    Plays and Last Played

    Columns nobody makes any more. Sort by how often you play something, or when you last did.

    A proper sidebar

    Music, Liked Songs, Albums, Artists and Recents grouped down the left, the way a library should be.

    Metal or Graphite

    Brushed silver or dark grey, or follow whatever your computer is set to.

    Jump straight to anything

    Start typing to land on a playlist, an artist or a song. Space still plays and pauses.

    Players

    Where the theme works

    • YouTube Music Full theme on music.youtube.com today. Works now
    • Spotify Same theme for the Spotify website. Under development. Planned
    • Apple Music Where the idea came from. Under development. Planned
    • SoundCloud Same theme for SoundCloud. Under development. Planned

    These are other companies’ names, used only to say where the theme runs. None of them are involved with Mixtunes.

    Questions

    Common questions

    Do I have to give it my password?

    No. There is no Mixtunes account, and you never type a password into it. It themes the music tab you are already signed in to, YouTube Music today.

    Does it play the music itself?

    No. Mixtunes is a theme. Your streaming site plays everything, exactly as it does now. Mixtunes only changes what you see and passes your play, pause and skip clicks along.

    Do I need to pay for Premium?

    Whatever your account can play now, it can play with Mixtunes. Nothing is unlocked or skipped, so ads and limits work just as they did before.

    How do I get the normal site back?

    Click the Mixtunes button in your browser toolbar and switch the theme off, or open its settings and press “Original YouTube Music”. The page reloads back to normal, and it stays that way until you turn it on again.

    Does it work on my phone?

    No. Phone and tablet browsers cannot use add-ons like this one, so you need Chrome or Firefox on a desktop or laptop. Safari is not supported yet either.

    Is this made by Apple or Google?

    No. One person makes it, and it has nothing to do with either company. It does not use any of their pictures, logos or type.

    Download

    Add it to your browser

    Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons are both live. Manual setup is below if you prefer a zip.

    This browser GitHub —

    Works with

    • Chrome Chrome Web Store
    • Firefox Firefox Add-ons
    • Edge Chrome Web Store
    • Brave Chrome Web Store
    • Opera Chrome Web Store
    • Vivaldi Chrome Web Store
    • Arc Chrome Web Store
    • Zen Firefox Add-ons
    • Chromium Chrome Web Store
    • Safari Not yet
    Set it up by hand instead

    Chrome & friends

    Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Arc

    Download Chrome zip

    1. Unzip the file.
    2. Open chrome://extensions.
    3. Turn on “Developer mode”.
    4. Click “Load unpacked” and pick the folder.

    Firefox

    Firefox / Zen

    Download Firefox zip

    1. Open about:debugging.
    2. Click “This Firefox”, then “Load Temporary Add-on”.
    3. Pick the zip file itself (do not unzip). It clears when Firefox quits.

    What you need

    Chrome or Firefox on a desktop or laptop. Phones and tablets cannot run it.