trizen/youtube-viewer
Lightweight YouTube client for Linux observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
69/100
- Activity 87
- Release rhythm 28
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 45.0
- age_days: 5681
- days_rel: 498
- days_push: 79
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
1312 stars · 91 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A lightweight Perl application for searching and playing YouTube videos from the command line, with an optional GTK3 graphical interface (gtk-youtube-viewer). It streams videos via external players like MPV, MPlayer, or VLC and supports OAuth 2.0 authentication for accessing subscriptions, playlists, and liked videos.
Use cases
- search and play YouTube videos from the terminal
- watch YouTube without a browser on Linux
- browse YouTube subscriptions and playlists in a lightweight GTK app
- filter YouTube search results by criteria or regex
- stream YouTube videos at a chosen resolution with captions
When to choose
- you want a fast, minimal YouTube client on Linux or macOS
- you prefer terminal-based video browsing with advanced search options
- you want to use your own video player like MPV or VLC
- you need OAuth access to your YouTube account from a lightweight client
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured graphical YouTube experience with comments and thumbnails
- you are on Windows without Perl tooling
- you want a modern GUI application rather than a Perl/GTK3 tool
- you rely on features that break frequently with YouTube API changes
Facets
application · maturity active
http-client cli gui search-engine media developer-tools cross-platform bsd cli youtube-client video-player perl gtk3 yt-dlp oauth2 lightweight command-line linux macos desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/trizen/youtube-viewer · fetched 2026-08-28 · ba6bcedf558c
- homepage: https://trizenx.blogspot.com/2012/03/gtk-youtube-viewer.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 96595d181a2f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| trizen/youtube-viewer | main | 69 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="trizen/youtube-viewer")
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