gytm is a terminal-based YouTube Music player. It provides an interactive interface for browsing music, managing playlists and streaming audio directly from the terminal.
The application combines a keyboard-driven interface with access to the YouTube Music catalogue. Users can search for songs, albums and videos, maintain a playback queue and manage their personal music collections.
gytm uses browser-based authentication to access an existing YouTube Music account. It can retrieve account information from supported browsers, including different profiles and Firefox containers. A guest mode is also available for listening to publicly accessible content without signing in.
The application uses mpv for audio playback and yt-dlp to retrieve stream information. Playback can continue in the background after the main interface is closed.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Interactive terminal interface for browsing and streaming music from YouTube Music.
- Search for songs, albums and videos directly from the application.
- Access personal playlists, saved albums and other library content through browser-based authentication.
- Guest mode provides access to public music without requiring an authenticated account.
- Supports multiple Google accounts, with account selection from within the interface.
- Browser profile selection and support for Firefox Multi-Account Containers.
- Create and edit personal playlists, including adding and removing songs.
- Save albums to a personal YouTube Music library and remove previously saved albums.
- Manage the playback queue by adding, removing and reordering listening selections.
- Automatically populates the queue with related songs when starting playback from search results.
- mpv-powered playback controls for pausing, skipping tracks, seeking and adjusting volume.
- Shuffle mode for varying the playback order.
- Background playback allows music to continue after minimising the interface.
- Configurable colour themes, including Catppuccin Mocha, Tokyo Night, Gruvbox, Dracula and Nord.
- Keyboard shortcuts for navigation, searching, playback and playlist management.
Website: github.com/xuannhat999/gytm
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Developer: xuannhat999
License: Apache License 2.0
gytm is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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