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Features, Premium capabilities, and keyboard shortcuts — always kept in sync with the shipped app (43 features documented).
Premium features
15Ad-Free Viewing
Premium-style experience: the app never injects pre-roll, mid-roll, or overlay ads into playback.
Mini Player & Background Continue
Leave a watch page and playback continues in a persistent mini-player at the layout level. Expand back to full watch, or close when done.
Picture-in-Picture
Toggle PiP / always-on-top mini player mode so video stays visible while you browse other routes.
Offline Downloads Library
Save videos to a Downloads library for offline access. Metadata is always cached locally. Media blobs are constrained by browser policy and stream source — the UI still supports add/list/remove and offline play-intent.
Go to featureMusic / Listening Mode
Audio-first mode with large artwork and transport controls — ideal for music and long audio content without full video chrome.
Playback Speed
Change speed from 0.25x to 2x on the watch player. Default speed is configurable in Settings.
Notifications
In-app notification tray with mark-read and deep links to features and help.
Loop & Shuffle
Loop one video or the full queue. Shuffle the queue with one tap and restore original order.
Play Mix
One-tap mix fills the queue with related catalog videos and starts playback.
Library Backup
Export and import playlists, history, downloads index, and subscriptions as JSON.
Go to featureInstallable PWA
Web app manifest and theme colors for home-screen install.
Recommended for you
Home rail ranked from categories in your local watch history (no cloud profile).
Go to featureQuality & captions prefs
Remember preferred quality label, captions intent, mini-player dock side, and soft volume boost.
Go to featureLocal stats
On-device dashboard for history, downloads, subscriptions, and event counts.
Go to featureCore features(28)
Home & Categories
Browse a modern dark home feed with category chips (Music, Gaming, Sports, News, and more). Filter the catalog instantly without leaving the page.
Trending
Explore trending videos powered by Invidious when available, with mock catalog fallback for offline demos.
Search
Full-text search with live suggestions. Combines local catalog matches and live YouTube results via Invidious.
Watch Player
Embedded player with custom chrome: play/pause, seek, volume, mute, fullscreen, theater mode, next/previous, and autoplay. Fully ad-free — no app-injected ads.
Playback Queue
Add videos from any card or watch page. Drag to reorder, clear, toggle autoplay, and jump to any item. Queue state persists across sessions.
Playlists
Create, rename, and delete custom playlists. Built-in Watch Later and Favorites. Add/remove videos and reorder. Stored in localStorage.
Watch Later
Save videos for later from cards or the watch page. Open from the Library in the sidebar.
Liked Videos
Like from the watch page thumbs-up control. Liked videos land in the Favorites playlist.
Subscriptions
Subscribe/unsubscribe on channel pages. Subscriptions feed aggregates videos from followed channels.
Channel Pages
View channel avatar, subscriber count, description, and videos. Subscribe and browse uploads.
Theater Mode
Widen the player for immersive viewing. Toggle with T or the theater button.
Keyboard Shortcuts
YouTube-style shortcuts for play, seek, volume, theater, queue, next/prev, and more. Press ? for the full list.
Modern Dark UI
Glassmorphism chrome, responsive layout, mobile-friendly sidebar and search, and polished motion via Framer Motion. Light/dark/system themes in Settings.
Watch History & Resume
Automatically records videos you watch with resume positions. Continue watching on Home, manage history from Library.
Library Hub
Unified entry to history, Watch Later, liked videos, downloads, and playlists.
Settings
Theme, autoplay, mini-player, default playback speed, reduce motion, and continue-watching rail preferences.
Share
Native share sheet when available, otherwise one-tap copy link with toast confirmation.
Action Feedback
Non-blocking toasts for downloads, share, playlist create, settings changes, and more.
Chapters
Auto-detect description timestamps and jump with chapter chips under the player.
Comments
Discussion panel on watch pages with local posts and like toggles (demo data).
Mobile Bottom Nav
Thumb-friendly Home, Trending, Search, Subs, and Library navigation.
Shorts
Vertical-style feed and home rail for clips under ~60 seconds.
History search
Filter watch history by title, channel, or category.
In-app feedback
Send product notes stored only on this device.
Timestamp deep links
Open /watch/id?t=90 or 1m30s to seek on load. Share copies links with ?t= from progress.
Not interested
Hide videos from Home and restore them from Settings.
Trending regions
Pick US, GB, JP, DE, or IN for trending API results.
Play next
Insert a video immediately after the current queue item.
Keyboard Shortcuts
YouTube Premium Player
A modern YouTube + Premium viewer built with Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Zustand, and Framer Motion. Catalog data uses mock content plus Invidious for live search/trending when available.