# steve228uk/YouTube-Music

:musical_note: A Mac app wrapper for music.youtube.com

Repository: https://github.com/steve228uk/YouTube-Music
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/youtube-music
Homepage: https://ytmusic.app
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: swift, music, youtube, wrapper, mac, macos, osx
Last push: 2023-11-14T09:25:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2997, "days_push": 1023, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2805, forks 196 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:22.794070+00:00)

## What it is
A native macOS app that wraps music.youtube.com in a WKWebView so YouTube Music runs as a standalone desktop application. It adds system integrations such as media key support, keyboard shortcuts, a Now Playing Notification Center widget, Touch Bar controls, and track notifications.

## Use cases
- run youtube music as a standalone mac app
- control youtube music with media keys
- get notifications when a new track plays
- see now playing info in the mac notification center widget
- use touch bar controls to scrub music playback
- avoid keeping youtube music open in a browser tab

## When to choose
- you use YouTube Music daily on a Mac and want native app behavior
- you want media key and Touch Bar integration for YouTube Music
- you prefer a lightweight wrapper over a full browser tab

## When to avoid
- you are not on macOS
- you need offline playback or features beyond what the YouTube Music web app offers
- you need an actively developed client with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, audio-processing
- domain: media, desktop-applications, entertainment
- platform: -
- tags: youtube-music, webview-wrapper, media-keys, touch-bar, swift, unofficial-client, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- steve228uk/YouTube-Music (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.794070+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 2026-08-30T08:14:29.749404+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/steve228uk/YouTube-Music (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.794070+00:00, sha c3bd7cebc6cd)
  - homepage: https://ytmusic.app (fetched 2026-08-29T09:54:23.199527+00:00, sha 2d01d7c799c2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.