Highlights
- Provides a TV-style YouTube experience on a PC.
- Runs on Linux systems.
- Centers the interface on watching YouTube content.
- Serves as a desktop application rather than a general browser description.
- Released by shy under the MIT license.
About this application
VacuumTube is a Linux application that presents YouTube in a form suited to TV-style use on a personal computer. Its purpose is to make browsing and watching YouTube feel closer to a living-room interface than to a conventional web page, with the PC acting as the playback device.
Published by shy under the MIT license, VacuumTube is aimed at users who want a desktop program centered on YouTube viewing rather than a general web browser. The available information identifies Linux as its platform, so use on other operating systems is not indicated here. Its summary places the emphasis on the viewing experience and screen-oriented navigation, not on video editing, downloading, or channel management.
Where to get it
Linux
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From the publisher
Install from a terminal
flatpak install flathub rocks.shy.VacuumTube
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