This cool Linux app lets you play YouTube music from your terminal
This cool Linux app lets you play YouTube music from your terminal
https://www.xda-developers.com/this-cool-linux-app-lets-you-play-youtube-music-from-your-terminal/
Publish Date: 2026-01-31 22:02:00
Source Domain: www.xda-developers.com
Summary
- ShellBeat runs in the Linux terminal, streaming audio via yt-dlp and mpv for low-RAM, video-free listening.
- Search, queue, and add YouTube playlists on the fly to tap existing music libraries.
- Background download thread and IPC let mpv stream without blocking the terminal UI.
You know, YouTube has allowed us music listeners to find more bands and tracks a lot more easily. However, it has also made some things less convenient. As someone who has fond memories of loading up music tracks into WinAmp and having the playlist play, going through YouTube takes up quite a bit of RAM with the browser, has lots of recommendations you may not be interested in, and comes with ads.
Well, someone out there seems to feel the same way, as they created a YouTube player that works within your Linux terminal. As you might imagine, it won’t play video; however, it is perfect for queueing up music and playing it in a minimal environment you can set and forget.
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