Ad-free listening
It blocks ads. So your songs play one after another with no interruptions in the music.
Pear Desktop
Pear Desktop is an open-source YouTube Music client for Windows, macOS and Linux. It offers many features including SponsorBlock, ad-free listening and more.
Features
Everything you want from a music app
Pear Desktop takes YouTube Music and adds the tools that make daily listening better.
SponsorBlock
Skips sponsor parts inside videos on its own, so you jump straight to the song.
Offline Music
Download your favourite tracks for offline listening with just a few clicks.
Auto Updates
Pear Desktop gets updated automatically within the app.
Plugins you control
Plugins, also known as features, help you use options like "Skip Silences".
Custom themes
Change colours and looks with your own themes for a fresh feel.
Discord Rich Presence
Show your friends what you are playing right now on Discord.
Audio tools
Shape the sound with an equaliser, smooth crossfade and a volume boost.
Desktop controls
Media keys, a tray icon and a mini player keep control close while you work.
Languages
Pear Desktop supports multiple languages, including Spanish, French, German, and 67 others.
Plugins
Do more with plugins
Every feature is a plugin you can switch on or off. Open the Plugins menu and turn on only the ones you want.
Album Actions
Adds Dislike, UnDislike, Like and UnLike buttons to the album or playlist.
Album Colour Theme
Paints the app with colours taken from the album you are playing.
Ambient Mode
Applies a soft glow around the music poster using the colours on screen.
Amuse
Adds YouTube Music support for the Amuse Now Playing widget.
API Server
Adds an API server to control the player.
Audio Compressor
Lowers the loudest parts and lifts the softest parts so the volume feels even.
Auth Proxy Adapter
Lets the app sign in and connect through a proxy server.
Blur Navigation Bar
Gives the top bar a soft, frosted-glass effect.
Captions Selector
Turns on captions and lets you choose your preferred language.
Clock
Shows the current time in the navigation bar while you listen.
Crossfade
Blends one song smoothly into the next with no gap.
Custom Output Device
Listen to your music on any speaker or headset you connect.
Disable Autoplay
Stops the next track from starting on its own.
Discord Rich Presence
Shows your friends on Discord what you are playing.
Do Not Track
Blocks tracking and ads so your music plays without interruption.
Downloader
Download songs and playlists to your computer for offline listening.
Equalizer
Shapes the sound by adjusting bass, treble and more.
Exponential Volume
Makes the volume slider feel smooth and natural, so it is easier to set lower volumes.
In-App Menu
Gives the menu bar a fancy dark look tinted with the album colours.
Lumia Stream
Link your music to Lumia Stream to drive lights and effects.
Music Together
Lets friends share one queue and listen along in sync.
Navigation
Adds back and forward buttons to move through pages.
Notifications
Pops up a desktop note each time a new song starts.
Performance improvement
Tunes the app to run lighter and feel faster.
Picture-in-picture
Floats the video in a small window that stays on top.
Playback Speed
Plays a song faster or slower to suit your mood.
Precise Volume
Gives you fine, step-by-step control over the volume.
Scrobbler
Keeps track of the music you play through Last.fm and Listenbrainz.
Skip Disliked Songs
Skips any track that you have marked with a thumbs down.
Skip Silences
Jumps over quiet gaps to avoid silences between songs.
SponsorBlock
Skips sponsor parts inside videos and jumps directly to the music.
Synced Lyrics
Choose lyrics from providers like YT Music, LRCLib, MusixMatch and LyricsGenius.
Taskbar Media Control
Control the music from the Windows taskbar.
Transparent Player
Gives the player a clear, glassy look.
Tuna OBS
Works with the Tuna plugin for OBS so streamers can show your music.
Unobtrusive Player
Keeps the player out of the way until you need it.
Video Quality Changer
Lets you choose the video quality that fits your connection.
Video Toggle
Switches between the song and its music video in one click.
Visualizer
Shows moving graphics that dance along with your music.
Shortcuts
Set global hotkeys for playback, override the media keys, use Ctrl or Cmd + F to search, turn on Linux MPRIS media keys and add your own custom shortcuts.
40 built in plugins and more added over time.
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Latest version v3.12.0 FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the questions people ask most about Pear Desktop.
What is Pear Desktop?
Pear Desktop is a free and open-source client app that plays YouTube Music on Windows, macOS and Linux. It also adds useful plugins such as ad-free playback, SponsorBlock, song downloads, synced lyrics and many plugins you can turn on or off.
Who is the developer of Pear Desktop?
Pear Desktop is built by the pear-devs team. This is a group of open-source volunteers.
What is YTM Desktop?
YTM Desktop is another open-source YT Music client for Windows, macOS and Linux distros. It is developed by Adlerluiz.
What is a plugin?
A plugin is a small feature you can enable in Pear Desktop. Each plugin does one job, such as blocking ads. Open the Plugins menu and enable the ones you want.
How to listen to ad-free music?
Open the Plugins menu, find the option called "Do Not Track" and turn it on. Also, enable the SponsorBlock plugin to skip sponsored segments in songs and videos.
What Linux distributions are supported?
Pear Desktop runs on almost every modern Linux distribution, including Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pop OS, Fedora, openSUSE and Arch Linux. It ships as AppImage, deb, rpm, snap, flatpak and a plain tarball, so you can pick the format your system likes.