pear-devs/pear-desktop
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Pear 🍐 is extension for music player observed · 2026-09-25
Health v2 · maintenance only
92/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 83
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 25
- age_days: 2741
- days_rel: 114
- days_push: 26
- n_releases_24m: 12
Adoption not part of the score
33578 stars · 1997 forks observed · 2026-09-25
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Pear Desktop is an unofficial Electron-based desktop application that wraps YouTube Music in a native-feeling desktop experience with plugin support. It is a volunteer-maintained, MIT-licensed music player client for Windows, macOS, and Linux with no affiliation to Google or YouTube.
Use cases
- play youtube music in a desktop app
- youtube music desktop client with plugins
- native-feeling music player for windows mac linux
- control youtube music with media keys
- customize youtube music with extensions
- listen to youtube music without a browser tab
When to choose
- you want a dedicated desktop app for YouTube Music instead of a browser tab
- you need cross-platform music player with plugin support
- you want native media key and desktop integration for YouTube Music
When to avoid
- you need an officially supported Google client
- you want offline playback or local music file management
- you rely on features Google may change and break in an unofficial wrapper
Facets
application · maturity active
gui audio-processing plugin-system media desktop-applications entertainment cross-platform windows cross-platform music-player youtube-music electron-app desktop-music media-player unofficial-client electron macos linux desktop nodejs
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/pear-devs/pear-desktop · fetched 2026-09-25 · bdb31496f72e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pear-devs/pear-desktop | main | 92 |
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