More posts about “youtube”

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Desktop YouTube Music App Musictube Gets ‘Major Overhaul’

A new version of Musictube, a Qt-based desktop app that lets you stream music from YouTube, is available for download for Windows, macOS and Linux. Musictube 2 is described as a “major overhaul” offering an […]

8 February 2024

Tube Converter Gets New Backend for Improved Stability

A major update to Tube Converter is now available. If you’re not familiar with this GTK4/libadwaita app, it’s a GUI tool that makes it easy to download videos from YouTube (assuming you have permission, etc) […]

27 May 2023
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The Lazy Way to Search for YouTube Videos on Ubuntu

It just got easier to find YouTube videos from the Ubuntu desktop. A new “YouTube Search Provider” extension hit the GNOME Extensions website this week. It allows Ubuntu users to search for YouTube videos straight from […]

31 July 2018
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How to Try Picture in Picture Mode in Google Chrome Right Now

Google is bringing picture in picture mode to Chrome on the desktop — and in this post we’re going to show you how to enable it right now. Picture in picture mode (often abbreviated to […]

30 July 2018

YouTube Music Support Arrives in Google Play Music Desktop Player

You might have heard about YouTube Music, Google’s latest effort at creating a music streaming service able to rival Spotify and Apple Music. Anyone with a Google account can search for and listen to music on […]

3 July 2018
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Command Line Music Player for Spotify, YouTube & Other Streaming Services

Tizonia is a command-line music player that lets you listen to music on Spotify, Google Play Music, YouTube and Soundcloud from the terminal.

23 November 2017
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We have some questions to ask you about videos…

We'd like to gather your feedback on the sort of Ubuntu videos you enjoy watching. To do that we've created a survey. This post has a link to it.

7 September 2017

Add Picture in Picture Support to the GNOME Desktop

How to add 'picture in picture' feature to GNOME via a floating window preview, letting you keep an eye on any app or workspace while multitasking.

26 May 2017
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Headset Turns YouTube Into a Desktop Music Player

Headset is a free desktop app that lets you use YouTube as a music source, letting you stream YouTube audio on your desktop.

15 May 2017
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How To Use Totem Video Player to Watch YouTube Videos

Did you know that you can watch YouTube videos on the Ubuntu desktop without using a web browser? Chances are you did, but it's taken me a while to notice it!

28 March 2017

Nuclear is a Multi-Source Desktop Music Player

If you feel there’s a gap in your life for an Electron-based, cross-platform music player capable of streaming from multiple online sources, I’ve a plug for you. Nuclear is a (rather naughty) music streaming app that “pulls in content from […]

23 February 2017

A Neat YouTube Subscriber Count Tracker for the Linux Terminal

Ever wanted to track YouTube subscriber accounts using the Terminal? Of course you haven't, but you will after seeing this neat new app…

30 September 2016