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Open in Desktop for YT

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Overview

Open YouTube watch, playlist & Shorts in Desktop for YT (Mac). Toolbar, right-click; optional auto-forward. Not Google/YouTube.

Open YouTube watch pages in Desktop for YT — a native Mac app for second-screen viewing. Click a YouTube link in Chrome and open it in Desktop for YT instead of another browser tab. The companion extension hands off watch, playlist, and Shorts URLs to the Mac app via a secure custom URL scheme. Home, search, and subscriptions stay in your browser. How it works • Toolbar button — On a matching YouTube tab, click the extension icon → Open this tab. • Right-click — On a link or page: Open in Desktop for YT. • Optional auto-forward — Turn on in the popup if you want matching navigations to hand off automatically (off by default). The extension opens a small handoff page that launches the Mac app and offers Copy app link if the app is not installed yet. Requires Desktop for YT on macOS Install the Mac app from https://desktopforyt.yilinglabs.com and open it once so macOS registers the app link. The extension does not modify YouTube pages, filter ads, or read your browsing history on other sites. Not affiliated with Google or YouTube. Desktop for YT is published by Yiling Labs.

Details

  • Version
    0.2.0
  • Updated
    August 26, 2026
  • Offered by
    YiLingLabs
  • Size
    32.91KiB
  • Languages
    English
  • Developer
    Email
    zyhang@gmail.com
  • Non-trader
    This developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.

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  • Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
  • Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
  • Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

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