About YouTube Music Desktop App
A unofficial player for YouTube Music on desktop which includes a number of additional features to improve the desktop experience of YouTube Music.
YouTube Music Desktop App 2.0.12
A unofficial player for YouTube Music on desktop
- By NovusTheory
- Open Source
- Updated Sep 8, 2026
What's new in 2.0.12
What's Changed
General improvements and fixes to the app
Fixed
- Fix for changes to YouTube Music preventing the app from loading
- Technical reason Recent changes in YTM have hidden more APIs which we utilize other hooking methods to re-obtain.
- Fixes for Continue where you left off when a now unavailable video is loaded.
- Note: If you are signed into a Google account for YTM you should not need this feature anymore as Google will save your last video and across mobile devices.
Miscellaneous
- Upgrade dependencies
Full Changelog: v2.0.11...v2.0.12
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Technical details
| Publisher | NovusTheory |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.12 |
| Release date | 2026-09-08 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Installer type | exe |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | Ytmdesktop.Ytmdesktop |
Install YouTube Music Desktop App from the command line
- Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=Ytmdesktop.Ytmdesktop -e- Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=Ytmdesktop.Ytmdesktop -e- Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=Ytmdesktop.Ytmdesktop -e
YouTube Music Desktop App version history
- 2.0.11
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.0
- 1.13.0
Frequently asked questions
Is YouTube Music Desktop App free?
Yes. YouTube Music Desktop App is free and open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license.
What is the latest version of YouTube Music Desktop App?
The latest version is 2.0.12, released on Sep 8, 2026.
Is it safe to download YouTube Music Desktop App?
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with e8962c322ce67dd04e638685cd2c21d188a2c72640d1cd65b74cc58c1912652a.
Which Windows versions does YouTube Music Desktop App support?
YouTube Music Desktop App runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
How do I uninstall YouTube Music Desktop App?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find YouTube Music Desktop App and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=Ytmdesktop.Ytmdesktop -e.
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