Ever wanted to use YouTube Music but with the functionality of a desktop app like Spotify?
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I made Desktop YouTube Music because I was tired of Spotify's bad performance, frequent advertisements, and bad suggestions.
I figured that since Google is one of the major companies trying to give you the best suggestions, that YouTube Music would be the way to go.
I used the web version for a while, but then I wondered if they had made a desktop app version like Spotify.
No, they hadn't. Why? I have no idea.
There are a couple user-made versions (excluding the one for Google Play Music, that's unrelated), but I thought I could do better.
I use Electron to make and modify the app, adding features that the community wants.
- Super lightweight.
- Faster performance than Spotify, with a larger selection of songs.
- Discord Rich Presence.
- Full YouTube Music functionality.
- Log in.
- Saves login credentials.
- Create, delete, and manage playlists.
- Loop, like, dislike, and share songs.
- Spotify-like desktop functions.
- Persistent window that hides when closed.
- Control the window with the tray icon.
- Pause, play, skip, and go back to the previous song using the tray.
- Pause, play, skip, and go back to the previous song using the Windows thumbar buttons.
- Media key support.
- Optional open on startup that defaults to off.
- Paste song links to jump to them.
- Works with most YouTube links, even incomplete/invalid ones.
- Automatic updates.
- Windows progress bar support.
- Togglable always on top button.
- Song downloader.
- Not easy and not coming soon.
- Adjustable playback speed.
- Advertisements play at 16 times speed.
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It won't update! This is because I recently changed the name of the GitHub repository.
- Make sure you download the latest working version of the app from the releases.
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Very rarely, the installer fails to open because it is still locked by the automatic update downloader.
- Just restart the app and try the update again.
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A memory leak occurs when your device loses internet connection for an extended period of time.
- Fixed in 1.0.0.
It's easy! Just go to releases, expand Assets, and install the correct version for your computer. No macOS yet, sorry guys.
The application logo, and Discord Rich Presence icon are owned by YouTube Music.
The toolbar icons are owned by Flaticon.
- Neither Google, nor YouTube or YouTube Music, nor any media on or related to Google, YouTube, or YouTube Music is owned by me.
- I am not affiliated with, nor am I an employee or part of Google, YouTube or YouTube Music.
- This program is unofficial, and is not endorsed or recognized by Google, nor YouTube or YouTube Music.