https://github.com/mikepruett3/youtube-desktop

A simple YouTube Desktop application, built using Electron.js
https://github.com/mikepruett3/youtube-desktop

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A simple YouTube Desktop application, built using Electron.js

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mikepruett3/youtube-desktop
• Owner: mikepruett3
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-02-26T01:25:35.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-11-03T19:57:18.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-03T20:28:25.509Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: desktop-app, desktop-application, electron, electron-app, youtube
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 261 KB
• Stars: 13
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# YouTube Desktop

![YouTube](https://github.com/mikepruett3/youtube-desktop/blob/main/images/YouTube.png?raw=true)

YouTube Desktop is a simple Desktop application for watching YouTube, built using [ElectronJS](https://www.electronjs.org).

## Features

- Control for Hardware Acceleration

## Installation

Dowload the latest [release](https://github.com/mikepruett3/youtube-desktop/releases) for Windows, Linux and MacOS.

For Windows... a standard Exectuable is provided, as well as a NuGet package. RPM and DEB packages are availbe for Linux Distrubtions (not tested!).

## Launching

To run, just launch the executable via the Desktop Shortcut, or the Executable directly.

## Building

To build locally, clone the repository and install the dependencies.

```powershell

git clone https://github.com/mikepruett3/youtube-desktop.git

cd youtube-desktop

npm install

```

To run the application locally.

```powershell

npm run test

```

To build the application installer.

```powershell

npm run make

```

## Dependencies

- electron

- electron-forge

- electron-store

- publisher-github

## Errata

Logo borrowed from [Wikipedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YouTube_social_white_circle_(2017).svg)