Connected Apps Beta for macOS and Linux

YTM Enhancer CLI

Check playback, control YouTube Music, and build shell integrations without switching back to the browser.

Install for macOS/Linux Connected Apps Beta

Install

Download the package for your operating system and architecture, extract it, and run the included installer. It installs for your user account without requiring Go or elevated access.

macOS Apple silicon

For M-series Macs.

Download arm64

macOS Intel

For Intel-based Macs.

Download x64

Linux arm64

For 64-bit Arm Linux systems.

Download arm64

Linux x64

For 64-bit Intel and AMD Linux systems.

Download x64

Download SHA256SUMS and verify the archive before installing.

macOS

archive=YTM-Enhancer-CLI-0.1.0-macos-arm64.zip # use macos-x64 on Intel
grep -F "  $archive" SHA256SUMS | shasum -a 256 -c -
unzip "$archive"
cd "${archive%.zip}"
./install.sh
~/.local/bin/ytme doctor

Linux

archive=YTM-Enhancer-CLI-0.1.0-linux-x64.tar.gz # use linux-arm64 on Arm
grep -F "  $archive" SHA256SUMS | sha256sum -c -
tar -xzf "$archive"
cd "${archive%.tar.gz}"
./install.sh
~/.local/bin/ytme doctor

What It Can Access

After you approve it in Connected Apps, the CLI can read playback details, control playback, and open or focus YouTube Music. Communication stays local to your device.

View release 0.1.0

Browser Support

The macOS and Linux CLI installer writes native messaging manifests for Chrome, Chromium, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Firefox.