# mps-youtube/yewtube

yewtube, forked from mps-youtube , is a Terminal based YouTube player and downloader. No Youtube API key required.

Repository: https://github.com/mps-youtube/yewtube
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/yewtube
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-03-04T18:50:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 73, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4594, "days_push": 182, "days_rel": 182, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8783, forks 672 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:25.719166+00:00)

## What it is
yewtube is a terminal-based YouTube player and downloader forked from mps-youtube, requiring no YouTube API key. It lets users search, stream, and download audio/video from YouTube directly from the command line using mplayer, mpv, or VLC.

## Use cases
- search and play youtube videos from the terminal
- download youtube audio or video without an api key
- stream music from youtube in the command line
- convert youtube videos to mp3
- import and manage youtube playlists locally
- play youtube audio in vlc without a gui

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight terminal-based youtube player without a browser
- you need to download or convert youtube media without an api key
- you listen to music from youtube and prefer keyboard-driven workflows

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical youtube interface with thumbnails and comments
- you require official API-backed reliability for production use
- you need features beyond search, playback, and download such as uploads or account management

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, video-processing, audio-processing, http-client
- domain: media, developer-tools
- platform: windows, python, cli
- tags: youtube, terminal-player, downloader, music-streaming, vlc, mpv, no-api-key, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- mps-youtube/yewtube (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:25.719166+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 2026-08-29T17:25:13.258846+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mps-youtube/yewtube (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:25.719166+00:00, sha 65b89559c61c)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/yewtube/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:25:25.675283+00:00, sha 0292682258ee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.