Red

Red is a YouTube client for the Linux desktop: a native app to watch YouTube without ads,

with a smart TV mode, a YouTube Music mode, SponsorBlock, media keys, a mini player and a

built-in YouTube downloader. Sign in with your Google account and your subscriptions,

history and recommendations work as on the website, in a lightweight window instead of a

browser tab.

Three ways to watch, one window:

Desktop mode: the full YouTube website, signed in, in light, dark or system theme, with picture-in-picture style mini player

TV mode: the YouTube Leanback interface from smart TVs and consoles, full screen, driven by keyboard, mouse or gamepad controller, ideal for a media center, living room PC or handheld

Music mode: YouTube Music in the same window, a music player with media keys, tray and MPRIS controls, background play, and audio downloads one click away

Watch without interruptions:

Ad blocker built in: video ads, banners and sponsored feed items are removed before the page renders, and playback is never touched

Tracker blocking, SponsorBlock to skip sponsor segments, intros and reminders, Return YouTube Dislike counts, and a switch to hide Shorts

Download what you watch:

YouTube video downloader for any video, playlist or channel, as MP4, MKV or WebM up to 4K

YouTube to MP3: save audio only as MP3, M4A, Opus, FLAC or WAV for music

Subtitles, thumbnail, metadata and chapters embedded; sponsor segments cut out on request

Playlists detected from any link, entries picked one by one, a queue with pause, resume and retry

Your YouTube sign-in is reused, so age-restricted videos and anything your account can watch download too

Made for the desktop:

Media keys and MPRIS media controls, a tray icon with play, pause and skip, the screen kept awake while a video plays