0xced/XCDYouTubeKit
YouTube video player for iOS, tvOS and macOS observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4856
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 877
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2921 stars · 608 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
XCDYouTubeKit is an Objective-C library for playing YouTube videos natively in iOS, tvOS, and macOS apps. It extracts video streams so playback can bypass the slower official web-view iframe player.
Use cases
- play youtube videos in an ios app
- embed youtube player in macos app
- native youtube video playback on tvos
- stream youtube video without webview
- objective-c youtube player library for ios
When to choose
- you need native, fast YouTube playback in an Apple-platform app
- you want an Objective-C library with CocoaPods, Carthage, and SPM support
When to avoid
- you need strict YouTube Terms of Service compliance - the official iframe player API is the sanctioned approach
- you target platforms outside iOS, tvOS, or macOS
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
video-processing sdk media mobile-development cpp youtube video-player objective-c tvos cocoapods video ios macos swift
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/0xced/XCDYouTubeKit · fetched 2026-08-28 · 615343ba0f81
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| 0xced/XCDYouTubeKit | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="0xced/XCDYouTubeKit")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem