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Ytmdesktop

Ytmdesktop is a free, open-source media player for Windows, macOS and Linux. A Desktop App for YouTube Music. It has 6,681 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.

Homebrew (macOS)
brew install --cask ytmdesktop-youtube-music

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winget (Windows)
winget install Ytmdesktop.Ytmdesktop

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Chocolatey (Windows)
choco install ytmdesktop

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AUR (Arch Linux)

ytmdesktop on the AUR (opens in a new tab)

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FAQ

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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 16, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.