Ytmdesktop
Ytmdesktop is a free, open-source media player for Windows, macOS and Linux. A Desktop App for YouTube Music. It has 6,582 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at ytmdesktop/ytmdesktop.
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About Ytmdesktop
This will start downloading and installing, and may require a few prompts here and there to finalise everything. please note that by default both packages are built if you try building this application on a linux distro
Install Ytmdesktop
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
brew install --cask ytmdesktop-youtube-musicwinget install Ytmdesktop.Ytmdesktopchoco install ytmdesktopAUR (Arch Linux)
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What is Ytmdesktop?
Ytmdesktop is a free, open-source media player for Windows, macOS and Linux. A Desktop App for YouTube Music. It has 6,582 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at ytmdesktop/ytmdesktop.
Is Ytmdesktop free and open source?
Yes. Ytmdesktop's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Ytmdesktop?
Homebrew: brew install --cask ytmdesktop-youtube-music, winget: winget install Ytmdesktop.Ytmdesktop, Chocolatey: choco install ytmdesktop and the AUR package ytmdesktop. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v2.0.12).
Is Ytmdesktop still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 1, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.