One of the main reasons why Spotify has become the king of streaming music is because of its wide availability on all types of products with a screen, from computers to speakers with a screen, through all operating systems on the market through an application, without depending on ecosystems, browsers or anything else.
Until relatively recently, to enjoy Apple Musicit was necessary to use the iTunes application or the version (in the Microsoft Store there is a dedicated application only compatible with Windows 11). However, both Tidal like YouTube Music, they remain stuck in the past, to put it nicely, and force users to use a web browser to enjoy their platform on a computer, regardless of its operating system.
In the case of YouTube Music, it may make some sense, as Google wants us to use Chrome to access this platform, however, it is not the best option. If you want to enjoy YouTube Music in the same way as you can with Spotify through a standalone app, you need to install the YouTube Music app.
Enjoy YouTube Music with this program for Windows
The first thing we should know about this application is that it is not related to Google, but is a completely independent open source application designed so that users of this platform can Enjoy the catalog available on YouTube Music in the background without having to have the browser open. This also avoids the risk of stopping playback if we close the browser without remembering that it is open.
The YouTube-Music program is available in a portable version and an installable version through this link. It is likely that SmartScreen Windows detects the application as malicious. This is because the application is not signed by a developer who is registered as a Windows application creator, because it contains malicious code, as the application is completely safe.
More than an application, it is a kind of Web App since the interface design is exactly the same as the one we can find on the official YouTube Music website, although with slight modifications to the design so that it takes up much less space and it is not necessary to open it in full screen to be able to interact with it and get the most out of it.
Allows you to use data from the Google account where we have the subscription or with which we want to use the application, which allows us to enjoy the playlists we have created and even create new ones. Within the customization options, this application includes a large number of functions such as:
- Change video quality.
- Reduce the size of the sidebar.
- Change the color of the interface based on the video being displayed.
- Use crossfade to blend the beginning and end of songs.
- Disable autoplay.
- Activate the Picture in Picture (PiP) function.
The YouTube Music app is available for Windows, macOS and Linux via the link above. Only the Windows version is portable.