A minimal Linux desktop media launcher that searches and plays audio/video directly through mpv.
Playbin is a lightweight desktop application that provides a simple search-to-play workflow for online media.
It uses:
- yt-dlp to resolve search queries into media URLs
- mpv to handle playback directly from streaming sources
- A minimal Tkinter GUI for interaction
- Search media directly from a desktop GUI
- Instant playback using mpv
- Audio or video mode toggle
- No browser required
- Real-time frequency visualizer with 4 bands (Bass, Low-Mid, High-Mid, Treble)
Playbin streams media using direct extraction from YouTube via yt-dlp Since playback does not use the YouTube web player, traditional video ads and UI overlays are not shown inside the app ---