Siriusmart/youtube-tui
An aesthetically pleasing YouTube TUI written in Rust observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
80/100
- Activity 84
- Release rhythm 63
- 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: 60.0
- age_days: 1588
- days_rel: 169
- days_push: 96
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
1142 stars · 46 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A lightweight, configurable terminal user interface (TUI) for browsing YouTube, written in Rust. It acts as a frontend launcher for external programs like mpv and yt-dlp, with YAML-based customization of layouts, colors, and keybindings.
Use cases
- browse youtube from the terminal
- watch youtube videos in mpv without a browser
- search youtube with filters in a tui
- manage youtube subscriptions and watch history in terminal
- listen to youtube audio in the terminal
- keyboard-driven youtube client
When to choose
- you want a lightweight, keyboard-driven way to browse YouTube without a browser
- you already use mpv and yt-dlp and want a unified TUI frontend
- you value deep customization of layouts, colors, and keybindings via YAML config
- you prefer minimal, dependency-light terminal applications
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured graphical YouTube client with thumbnails and comments
- you want a tool that works entirely standalone without external programs like mpv or yt-dlp
- you need support for platforms other than Linux or Windows
- you require guaranteed long-term stability, as the project has noted a planned rewrite
Facets
application · maturity active
cli search-engine video-processing chat-interface media developer-tools entertainment windows cli rust tui youtube terminal-ui mpv yt-dlp frontend command-line linux
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Siriusmart/youtube-tui · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6a85c6452a55
- homepage: https://tui.siri.ws/youtube · fetched 2026-08-29 · 341e74bac845
- site_page: https://tui.siri.ws/youtube/installation.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 285309a5036d
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/youtube-tui · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1bc00124caad
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Siriusmart/youtube-tui | main | 80 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="Siriusmart/youtube-tui")
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