README.md

YouTubePlayer

Multiplatform YouTube player with media keys support

Features

Cross-platform

Supports Windows, Linux and Mac OS

Use media keys for playback control.

Control playback using media keys (play, stop, etc.) on your keyboard

Search for lyrics for currently playing song

Modify and save locally existing youtube playlists

Requirements

• Java 1.8
• Windows 7 SP1 or newer; Internet Explorer 11 must be installed
• Linux (only x86 or x86_64); Mozilla Firefox, XULRunner 1.8.x - 1.9.x, 3.6.x, 10.x, 24.x and 31.x (but not 2.x nor other unlisted versions), WebKitGTK+ 1.0 and newer
• Mac OS X 10.5 or newer

Building notice

You need to compile SWT library for your platform as jar file and put it into lib/org.eclipse.swt.*.jar in your working directory.
Valid names for SWT jar:

• org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.x86_64-4.3.jar
• org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_64-4.3.jar
• org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86-4.3.jar
• org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86_64-4.3.jar
• org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86-4.3.jar

Download

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Third-party components

This application uses next third party components:

• DJ Native Swing (http://djproject.sourceforge.net/ns/) for web browser component
• JNativeHook (https://github.com/kwhat/jnativehook) for media keys events
• ChartLyrics API (http://www.chartlyrics.com/api.aspx) as source for lyrics
• YouTube JS API (https://developers.google.com/youtube/iframe_api_reference) for playback