youtube-music

A lightweight, ad‑free client for streaming music from YouTube Music. No subscription required. Supports background playback, search, and custom playlists via the reverse‑engineered API.

Not yet testedsource: GitHubTypeScriptMITcommit 1a7c97858595

TypeScript, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: ad free, audio streaming, background playback, desktop app, free, music, music player and no ads.

youtube-music has not been verified yet.

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verdict
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Argusic Score
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recorded runs
0
last tested
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stars
780
forks
1
open issues
0
watchers
767
size
4 MB
created
last push

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Topics (from GitHub)

ad-freeaudio-streamingbackground-playbackdesktop-appfreemusicmusic-playerno-adsopen-sourceplayerplaylist-managerstreamingwindowsyoutubeyoutube-musicyt-music

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Does youtube-music run?
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