Minitube

From the creator of Musique, we’re welcome you to Minitube, a beautifully crafted application that has been designed from from the ground up to act as a native YouTube player for GNU/Linux platforms.

Supports High-Definition video clips

Among its highlights, we can easily mention support for HD (High-Definition) video clips that are magically grabbed from the official servers of the highly acclaimed YouTube website. It supports playback of both 1080p and 720p video streams.

You can play YouTube videos in full-screen

In addition, the application allows the user can subscribe to certain channels and receive instant notifications for new videos. The YouTube streams can be played in full-screen and there’s no need to log into your YouTube account or create a new one in order to play video clips.

It doesn't require Adobe Flash Player

Another interesting feature of Minitube is that is won’t require you to install the Adobe Flash Player plugin, especially that it’s no longer supported on GNU/Linux systems.

It’s low on resources and written in Qt

The application’s graphical user interface (GUI) has been written in the universal and cross-platform Qt GUI toolkit and requires very little hardware support to obtain good performance.

Supports Ubuntu and other OSes

Minitube is a multi-platform application that supports Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. On GNU/Linux, you can download binary packages for Ubuntu, but it’s also available for download as sources for any other Linux distribution.

The best, native YouTube player for Linux

All things considered, Minitube is a great application for watching YouTube videos from the comfort of your Linux desktop, without having to open a web browser and log into a Google account.

Despite the fact that it’s written in Qt, it supports a wide range of open source desktop environments, including the popular GNOME, KDE, LXDE, Xfce and Unity. It is a native YouTube client and it will not emulate the YouTube website!

What is new in this release:

• This release is about porting Minitube to the new YouTube APIs, version 3. The old ones are going to be switched off in a few weeks so everybody make sure to update.
• Minitube is now using HTTPS everywhere for better privacy and security. Also, Minitube now loads 50 results instead of 10 so finding the right video now requires even less clicking.
• The Windows and Mac version ship with LibVLC 2.2.0. This should solve playback issues reported by a few Windows users. On Ubuntu, the "Ambiance" style toolbar is now back.

What is new in version 2.4:

• This release is about porting Minitube to the new YouTube APIs, version 3. The old ones are going to be switched off in a few weeks so everybody make sure to update.
• Minitube is now using HTTPS everywhere for better privacy and security. Also, Minitube now loads 50 results instead of 10 so finding the right video now requires even less clicking.
• The Windows and Mac version ship with LibVLC 2.2.0. This should solve playback issues reported by a few Windows users. On Ubuntu, the "Ambiance" style toolbar is now back.

What is new in version 2.3.1:

• Take video snapshots at full resolution
• Faster and more reliable seeking
• Faster video start with longer videos
• Slide transition in playlist navigation
• Make the volume handle red when volume is zero
• Enhancements to the search suggestions
• The Mac version is now 64bit and uses the VLC engine to play videos
• Fixed minor style issues with Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10
• Restored compatibility with Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6
• The Windows version has been updated to the latest VLC
• The Ubuntu & Debian version is now shipped as a .deb on the site. Goodbye Ubuntu Software Center!
• New and updated translations

What is new in version 2.2:

• Subscriptions context menu: Unsubscribe, Mark as Watched
• Added -stop-after-this command line switch
• Added Stop After This Video Unity & Gnome 3 action
• Fixed painting errors when scrolling playlist on Linux
• Fixed bug with dragging playlist items from the thumbnail
• Fixed some videos not playing
• Updated translations

What is new in version 2.1.6:

• This release includes a fix for the playback of some YouTube videos.
• A minor change in Minitube's Browse tab removes some so-called standard feeds like Most Shared, etc.
• As always updated translations are included thanks to the wonderful translators at Transifex.

What is new in version 2.1.5:

• Fix some videos not playing
• Show video title on hover when playlist is in minimode
• Lighter font for video title and description

What is new in version 2.1:

• You can now subscribe to YouTube channels and be notified of new videos. This does not require a YouTube account. It's all done by Minitube.
• This release also restores playback of VEVO videos that stopped working a few days ago.
• Other minor changes include:
• Move window by dragging from inside the video area
• Faster startup
• Optimizations and tweaks to the playlist
• Float on top icon was missing on Mac & Windows
• Compact mode window fixed aspect ratio on Mac
• Ubuntu notifications
• Fixed compact mode video cropped with very small window
• Fixed long words or URLs in the video description causing a window resize
• Fixed crash when resizing the playlist to a very small width
• Fixed skipping to the next video on Windows & Linux
• Starting with this version I'm distributing Minitube for Ubuntu directly on the Ubuntu Software Center, personally taking care of updates. This will hopefully allow for an easier to install and more up-to-date Minitube for Ubuntu users. Just wait a few days until the package is reviewed by the USC people, then uninstall the outdated minitube package and install minitube-ubuntu.

What is new in version 2.0:

• YouTube categories and "standard feeds": "Most Popular", "Featured", etc
• Country selection for YouTube categories and feeds
• Autoupdate on Mac and Windows
• Related videos
• Related videos are now appended when pasting a YouTube link
• Bigger and nicer 16:9 thumbnails
• "Show 10 More" with a single click
• Play video in the playlist with a single click on its thumbnail
• Disk cache for video thumbnails
• OS X Notification Center notifications on video start
• Ubuntu Ambiance theme integration
• Fixed some YouTube links not working when pasted in the searchbox
• Fixed playlist drag'n'drop
• Fixed system language settings detection
• Fixed clicking on channel names not working in some cases
• Fixed incorrect number of downloads in status bar
• Fixed looping video with Phonon VLC backend on Linux
• New and updated translations

What is new in version 1.7.1:

• This version fixes searching YouTube video IDs containing the "-" sign.
• It fixes the search auto-completion popup appearing when not needed.
• It fixes temporary files not being deleted on Windows.
• It fixes quitting from the Dock on the Mac.
• It fixes a bug preventing system shutdown on the Mac.
• It fixes the search box selecting text while typing and losing focus on the ESC key on the Mac.
• On the Mac, "Quit" and other application menu items are now correctly localized.

What is new in version 1.4.3:

• This bug fix release finally fixes some videos not starting, especially in languages different than English.

What is new in version 1.4.2:

• This version addresses a bug with some videos not playing, especially longer ones.
• Also full length videos now start playing much faster. 1.4.2 also fixes some invalid download filenames on Windows.
• A brand new Albanian translation is included.

What is new in version 1.4.1:

• Many new and updated translations were added.
• A bug occurring in multiscreen setups was fixed.
• A bug with videos not auto-advancing when using the Xine Phonon backend on Linux was fixed.

What is new in version 1.4:

• This version adds YouTube channel support, fixes playback issues, and adds CLI support.

What is new in version 1.3:

• This release sports a shiny new icon designed by David Nel.
• The way video playback works had to be radically changed to cope with YouTube changes.

What is new in version 1.2:

• Ability to download videos
• Support for media keys on GNOME
• More style, especially on the Mac
• Fixed crash when trying delete or move the the las playlist item

What is new in version 1.1:

• Apparently YouTube changed something and broke many applications including Minitube. So here is a new working release! This release brings minor visual enhancements, various bug fixes and a new Chinese translation. Thanks to Levente Polyak, Zvonimir Deri and Changtai Liang for contributing to this release.

What is new in version 0.9:

• Ability to clear recent keywords (by popular demand!)
• Show the toolbar when mouse hits the top of the screen in Fullscreen mode (Linux only)
• Show the playlist when mouse hits the left side of the screen in Fullscreen mode (Linux only)
• Fixed toolbar search suggestions working just once (Thanks to Salvatore Benedetto)
• Fixed toobar search incorrect handling of keys that also represent a shortcut (like Escape or Space)
• Fixed time formatting bug with videos longer than an hour (Thanks to Rene Bogusch)
• Fixed long queries in the recent keywords list (Thanks to Vadim P.)
• Norwegian translation by Jan W. Skjoldal

What is new in version 0.8.1:

• Unfortunately a critical bug popped up in the 0.8 release. When HD mode is enabled, non-HD videos fail to play. A "Network error" is reported and Minitube skips to the next video. It's not 100% clear to me what triggered the bug, anyway it should be fixed in 0.8.1.

What is new in version 0.8:

• HD video support
• Volume level and mute is restored accross sessions
• No icons in menus on Linux (GNOME 2.28 style)
• Select search box text on Ctrl+F
• Handle HTTP_PROXY variable with trailing slash (Fix by Eduardo Suarez-Santana)
• Croatian translation by Srecko Belaic
• Latvian translation by Inga Muste
• Galician and Neutral Spanish translations by Miguel Anxo Bouzada
• Hungarian translation by Krisztian Horvath
• French translation by Guillaume Betous

What is new in version 0.7:

• Fixed "embedding disabled by request" message. All videos now play.
• Slightly faster playlist painting
• Fixed overflowing text in the playlist
• Fixed view crossfades on the Mac
• Fixed FreeDesktop icons on Linux

What is new in version 0.6.1:

• Fixed showstopper bug caused by a change in the YouTube web service. Thanks to Guillaume Girard for reporting it.

What is new in version 0.6:

• New search view look
• Hide idle mouse cursor when above the video (Linux only)
• Volume keyboard shortcuts
• Keyboard shortcuts appear in the status bar
• Better error reporting
• Playlist width is saved accross restarts
• HTTP proxy support contributed by Kiwamu Okabe
• Fixed Space key not pausing videos in fullscreen mode (Mac only)
• Fixed window losing focus after exiting fullscreen (Mac only)
• Spanish translation by Rafa
• Japanese translation by Kiwamu Okabe
• Czech translation by Dan Vratil
• Hebrew translation by Yaron Shahrabani

What is new in version 0.5:

• Search autocomplete
• Skip to the next when a video cannot be loaded
• Playlist items can now be dropped onto the video area
• Fixed messages in the playlist not updating
• Disabled view crossfade on Linux
• Save keywords only when there are results
• Fixed fullscreen keyboard shortcurt not working
• Polish translation by Grzegorz Gibas

Requirements:

• Qt