YouTube Music Desktop

Enjoy your music on the desktop without needing an open browser tab. This lightweight app lets you play music in the background with full media key support and convenient controls.

Key Features:

• Media Keys Support:
  • Play, Pause, Stop, Previous, and Next track controls.
  • Double-press the global play/pause button to show/hide the window.
• Background Playback:
  • Minimize the app to the taskbar and keep the music playing.
• Desktop Notifications:
  • Get notified when the track changes.
• Taskbar Media Controls (Windows):
  • Control playback directly from the taskbar.
• Lyrics:
  • View lyrics for your favorite songs.

Download

Windows

Get it from the latest release .
You should download the YouTube.Music.Desktop.App-X.X.X.Setup.exe file.

Or install from terminal:

# Using Winget
winget install "YouTube Music Desktop App"
# or
winget install Ytmdesktop.Ytmdesktop
 
# Using Scoop (Community Maintained)
scoop bucket add extras
scoop install ytmdesktop

macOS

Get it from the latest release .
You should download the YouTube.Music.Desktop.App-darwin-x64-X.X.X.zip file.

Or install from terminal:

# Using Homebrew (Community Maintained)
brew install --cask ytmdesktop-youtube-music

Linux

Get it from the latest release .
Choose the appropriate file based on your distribution and system architecture (e.g., amd64 for x86_64, arm64 for ARM64 devices).

Or install from terminal:

# Using your AUR helper of choice (Arch Linux)
yay -S ytmdesktop