# Ytmdesktop (open-source media player)

> Ytmdesktop is a free, open-source media player for Windows, macOS and Linux. A Desktop App for YouTube Music. It has 6,582 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at ytmdesktop/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

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/ytmdesktop/ytmdesktop |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 6,582 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://ytmdesktop.github.io/ |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Media players |
| Latest release | v2.0.12 (Sep 8, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 1, 2026 |

## Install

### Homebrew (macOS)

```sh
brew install --cask ytmdesktop-youtube-music
```

Package page: https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/ytmdesktop-youtube-music

### winget (Windows)

```sh
winget install Ytmdesktop.Ytmdesktop
```

Package page: https://winstall.app/apps/Ytmdesktop.Ytmdesktop

### Chocolatey (Windows)

```sh
choco install ytmdesktop
```

Package page: https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/ytmdesktop

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ytmdesktop

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