SMTube is a graphical YouTube browser designed to work with SMPlayer and other desktop media players. It provides a separate interface for searching and selecting videos, leaving the actual playback to a compatible media player.
The application allows users to browse YouTube content without opening the standard website in a browser. Search results present video titles and thumbnails, and selecting a video sends its address to the configured player. This arrangement allows users to take advantage of the playback controls and multimedia capabilities offered by their preferred application.
SMTube uses external tools to resolve YouTube video addresses rather than maintaining its own complete video extraction system. It can also work with compatible Invidious services, providing an alternative source of video information.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Search YouTube videos through a graphical interface.
- Browse popular, highly viewed, and other featured video selections.
- Open selected videos in SMPlayer or another configured media player.
- Display thumbnails and descriptive information for search results.
- Use external video extraction tools to retrieve playable media addresses.
- Support yt-dlp for resolving YouTube video streams.
- Provide configurable video playback and quality settings.
- Support selected Invidious instances as alternative video sources.
- Open videos directly in a web browser.
- Offer interface translations for multiple languages.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux and Windows.
Website: www.smtube.org
Support:
Developer: Ricardo Villalba
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
SMTube is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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