shy1132/VacuumTube
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YouTube Leanback on the desktop, with enhancements observed · 2026-09-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
83/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 76
- Longevity 67
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: 4
- age_days: 941
- days_rel: 82
- days_push: 24
- n_releases_24m: 62
Adoption not part of the score
1102 stars · 61 forks observed · 2026-09-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
VacuumTube is an unofficial Electron-based desktop wrapper of YouTube Leanback, the official YouTube interface for consoles and Smart TVs. It adds a built-in adblocker, DeArrow, userstyles, and controller/touch support to make the TV experience usable on desktop.
Use cases
- watch youtube tv interface on desktop
- use youtube leanback without a smart tv
- block ads in youtube tv mode
- control youtube with a gamepad on pc
- run youtube leanback as a standalone app
- get dearrow and userstyles on youtube tv ui
When to choose
- you prefer the 10-foot/TV YouTube interface on a desktop or laptop
- you want ad-free Leanback with controller support out of the box
- you want a simple installer or Flatpak with no user-agent spoofing hacks
When to avoid
- you need the standard desktop YouTube layout or fine-grained mouse interaction
- you rely on signed, auto-updating macOS builds
- you need features of custom clients like SponsorBlock beyond what's bundled
Facets
application · maturity active
gui browser-extension web-scraping media entertainment desktop-applications cross-platform windows cross-platform youtube youtube-leanback adblock electron-wrapper smart-tv-interface dearrow controller-support flathub macos linux desktop electron
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/shy1132/VacuumTube · fetched 2026-09-28 · e9c048b0526b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| shy1132/VacuumTube | main | 83 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="shy1132/VacuumTube")
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