Red is a Native YouTube client for the Linux desktop: real YouTube/TV/Music in a native, lightweight, feature rich window.

Three modes

• Desktop — Full YouTube website with light/dark/system theme and a floating mini-player that stays above other windows.

• TV — YouTube Leanback in full-screen. Use your keyboard, mouse, or game controller. Ideal for media centers, living-room PCs, TVs, and handhelds. Press Ctrl+T to switch modes, with your current video carried over.

• Music — YouTube Music in the same window with Ctrl+M. Keep music playing while browsing, use media keys and the system tray, and get desktop media controls with album artwork and track information. One-click audio downloads are also supported.

Watch without interruptions

• Built-in ad blocker — Removes video ads, banners, and sponsored feed items before the page renders. Playback traffic is untouched.
• Tracker blocking
• SponsorBlock — Skip sponsors, intros, reminders, and other supported segments.
• Return YouTube Dislike — Restore dislike counts where available.
• Hide Shorts — Optionally remove YouTube Shorts from the interface.

Built-in downloader

• Video downloads — Download videos, playlists, and channels as MP4, MKV, or WebM, up to 4K.
• Audio downloads — Extract audio as MP3, M4A, Opus, FLAC, or WAV.
• Subtitles and metadata — Download subtitles and embed thumbnails, metadata, and chapters.
• SponsorBlock integration — Optionally cut sponsor segments from downloads.
• Playlist detection — Detect playlists directly from links and select individual entries.
• Download queue — Pause, resume, and retry downloads.
• Age-restricted content — Reuse your YouTube sign-in to download age-restricted videos.
• Automatic updates — The download engine is configured on first use and updates itself.

Desktop

• Media keys and MPRIS support.
• System tray controls for play, pause, and skip.
• Keep screen awake while video plays.
• Background playback continues while the window is hidden.
• Hardware decoding for video playback.
• Wayland and X11 support.
• Download notifications when downloads finish.
• Single instance support.

Command line

• red-app <youtube-link>
• red-app --download <link>
• red-app --tv

Open a YouTube link, queue a download, or start directly in TV mode.

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