Did you know that you can install YouTube Music as a desktop application, access it with a single click like Spotify or any other regular app, and stream as many songs as you like?
All you need to do is install the app directly from the YouTube Music website. You can open it as a separate desktop application without using Chrome or other browsers.
The process is quite easy. So, read the article below to find out what you need to do.
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How to install YouTube Music on PC
Before we begin, this article wants to point out that YouTube Music does not have an official desktop app. Instead, we'll use a web browser to install it as a PWA (Private Web App). This PWA installation feature is only available with Chrome and most Chromium-based browsers at the time of writing. If you're unsure which browser to use, this article recommends choosing one of the best Chromium browsers.
To get started, open Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or any browser that supports PWA installation and go to the official YouTube Music website .
Next, follow the instructions below to install YouTube Music as a desktop app from your Chrome or Edge browser.
How to install YouTube Music on your computer via Google Chrome
Installing YouTube Music only takes a few steps on the Chrome browser. After going to the YouTube Music website, do the following:
1. Click on the three-dot icon in the upper right corner of the browser window.
2. Select Install YouTube Music .
3. Next, click Install.
4. Alternatively, click the settings icon in the upper right corner of the search field. Then click Install to install YouTube Music on your computer.
How to install YouTube Music on your computer via Microsoft Edge
As mentioned previously, Microsoft also supports installing YouTube Music from a web browser. To do this via Edge, you first need to open the YouTube Music website. Then, follow these steps:
1. Click on the settings box icon in the top right (inside the search bar to the left of the A icon ).
2. Now, select Install to install YouTube Music on your computer.
3. If prompted to choose a permission method, select the appropriate option and click Allow to proceed to the installed PWA.
Once the installation is complete, you can find YouTube Music as part of your installed applications in the Windows Start menu. Clicking the application icon will then open YouTube Music as a desktop application.
Then, you can add the app to the Start menu or Taskbar just like you would any other app, for easy access whenever you need it.
However, the installed version shares similar features with the web version. For example, just like the web version, you can upload and manage your music on the installed desktop application.
How to uninstall YouTube Music from your computer
If you decide you no longer want to use the YouTube Music app, uninstalling it is as easy as installing it. However, because the app is available on your PC as a Progressive Web App, you cannot uninstall it through the Control Panel like a regular app.
Again, how you uninstall YouTube Music will depend on the browser you used to install the app in the first place.
How to uninstall YouTube Music (installed via Google Chrome) from your computer.
To uninstall the YouTube Music PWA in Google Chrome, follow these simple steps:
- Open the installed YouTube Music desktop app.
- Click the three-dot icon in the upper right corner.
- Select Uninstall YouTube Music .
- Then click Remove.
How to uninstall YouTube Music (installed via Microsoft Edge) from your computer.
Uninstalling PWAs from Edge is a little different:
1. Open YouTube Music PWA and click the three-dot icon in the top right corner.
2. Go to App Settings . This will open the Microsoft Edge browser app folder.
3. Finally, click Uninstall in the bottom right corner. Then click Remove.
That's it! You will no longer find the app in the Windows Start menu, confirming that you have completely closed the application.
Stream music on YouTube without a browser.
Users can only access YouTube Music from a PC via a web browser. But thanks to Google providing this application as a PWA, you don't need to open Chrome or any other browser before you can play your favorite tunes on YouTube Music.
Furthermore, installing YouTube Music as a PWA makes the streaming application accessible with just one click. Finally, any content available on the browser version is also available on the installed version, and the streaming model remains unchanged.