gytparse

gytparse is a no-frills browser for YouTube made with libadwaita for the GNOME desktop. Browse, stream and download videos with minimal distractions. It harnesses the power of mpv and yt-dlp to provide a disturbance-free experience.

Features

• Search for videos directly from your desktop; no login required.
• Stream videos using mpv and yt-dlp.
• Queue videos for download.
• Selectable qualities for download and streaming.
• Proxy support -- http(s) with authentication or SOCKS.

Install

Currently only source installation is supported, although a flatpak is in the works. For Arch Linux an AUR package is available and distribution packages will be made available once libadwaita makes it to the repos.

Distro	Link
Arch Linux	gytparse

Build

gytparse needs a relatively recent Python (≥ 3.8), pygobject, requests and optionally python-pysocks for SOCKS proxy support. You will need meson to build the project. To run locally

1. Clone this repository and cd into it.
2. Run meson . _build to assemble everything.
3. Run ./localrun.sh to run from source.
4. To install run instead meson . _build -Dprefix=/usr/local and then meson install -C _build to copy the files over, although it is not recommended.

Things missing

• Proper i18n support
• Cancellable and reorderable downloads
• Playlists

License

gytparse is available under the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0.