# MarshallOfSound/Google-Play-Music-Desktop-Player-UNOFFICIAL-

A beautiful cross platform Desktop Player for Google Play Music

Repository: https://github.com/MarshallOfSound/Google-Play-Music-Desktop-Player-UNOFFICIAL-
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/google-play-music-desktop-player-unofficial
Homepage: https://www.googleplaymusicdesktopplayer.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: electron, music, player, cross-platform, google-play-music
Last push: 2023-01-04T14:30:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4051, "days_push": 1337, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8200, forks 751 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:19.555290+00:00)

## What it is
An unofficial cross-platform desktop music player for Google Play Music (with integrated YouTube Music support), built with Electron. It wraps the streaming service in a standalone app with media key support, removing the need to keep a browser tab open.

## Use cases
- play Google Play Music outside the browser
- control music playback with media keys
- avoid Chrome RAM usage while listening to music
- use YouTube Music in a desktop app
- get a native-feeling music player on Windows, Mac, and Linux

## When to choose
- you still have access to Google Play Music or want a YouTube Music desktop wrapper
- you want media key integration and a standalone player
- you need a music player on Windows, macOS, or Linux

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained app - Google Play Music was shut down and the project is no longer developed
- you want a general-purpose local music file player
- you need a modern, supported YouTube Music client

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, audio-processing
- domain: media, desktop-applications, cross-platform, entertainment
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: music-player, google-play-music, youtube-music, media-keys, electron-app, macos, linux, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- MarshallOfSound/Google-Play-Music-Desktop-Player-UNOFFICIAL- (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:19.555290+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:29:33.627405+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MarshallOfSound/Google-Play-Music-Desktop-Player-UNOFFICIAL- (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:19.555290+00:00, sha 1cbe50ef41f7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.