Features
Scrobbling, presence, tray view, synced lyrics, global shortcuts, shared links, UI enhancements, theming, DPI, and overlays
YTMDesktop2 extends YouTube Music with desktop-focused tools: scrobbling, Discord presence, tray view, synced lyrics, global shortcuts, ytmd:// shared links, UI enhancement plugins, themes, DPI-aware scaling, and OBS overlays.
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Browser userscript
Soft-open ytmd:// from music.youtube.com / youtube.com on load.
Discord Rich Presence
Show friends the song and artist you are playing.
Display
Zoom the YouTube Music view from 80% to 150%.
DPI & scaling
High-DPI support and how OS scale interacts with YouTube zoom.
Last.fm
Scrobble tracks and update Now Playing while you listen.
Mini player
Removed in 1.4.0 — replaced by tray view.
OBS overlays
Drive browser sources from the local API.
Shared links
Open tracks, playlists, and channels via ytmd:// links.
Global shortcuts
Custom OS-wide media keybinds, with reserved-key checks.
Synced lyrics
Timed lyrics from Better Lyrics, Unison, and LRCLib.
Themes
Bundled or custom styles, plus toggles for thumbnail background and blur.
Tray view
Quick now-playing popup from the system tray.
UI enhancements
Toast auto-dismiss, performance fixes, and player UX plugins.