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Open Source YouTube Music Desktop Client

An unofficial Electron-based desktop wrapper for YouTube Music

YouTube music app dashboard
YouTube music app dashboard

An unofficial Electron-based desktop wrapper for YouTube Music that transforms the web experience into a native desktop application with powerful customization options.

Key Features

Native Desktop Experience: Provides a clean, native look and feel while preserving YouTube Music's original interface, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Extensive Plugin System: Features a robust framework with 25+ plugins including:

  • Ad Blocker - Removes ads and tracking
  • Album Color Theme - Dynamic themes based on album artwork
  • Lyrics Integration - Synced lyrics from multiple providers
  • Audio Enhancements - Equalizer, compressor, and crossfade
  • Discord Rich Presence - Share what you're listening to
  • Download Support - Save MP3s directly from the interface
  • Customization Tools - Themes, visualizers, and UI tweaks

Enhanced Controls: Global hotkeys, precise volume control, playback speed adjustment, and taskbar media controls for seamless music management.

Social Features: Music Together for shared playlists and Last.fm scrobbling support.

Installation

Available through package managers (Homebrew(opens in a new tab), Scoop(opens in a new tab), Winget(opens in a new tab)) or direct download(opens in a new tab). Also available in the Arch Linux AUR(opens in a new tab). Checkout the gitHub repo(opens in a new tab).

Note: This is an open-source, community-developed client (MIT license) created by th-ch, not an official Google/YouTube product.

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