Install YouTube Player on Raspberry Pi

YouTube Player

Simple YouTube search engine, downloader and player.

No web browser required! Easily search for videos and play them with a double-click.

Extremely lightweight - just a perl script.

Perfect for systems with low RAM or no web browser installed.

Supports searches, playlist URLs, and direct YouTube links.

Right-click a search result for more options - for example downloading, adding to your watchlist, or showing yt-dlp output in a terminal in case you are having trouble getting videos to play.
NOTE: this app is a re-skin of an app called GTK+ Pipe Viewer.

To run: Menu -> Sound & Video -> YouTube Player
To run in a terminal: gtk-pipe-viewer

Fortunately, YouTube Player is very easy to install on your Raspberry Pi in just two steps.

Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Raspberry Pi.
Use Pi-Apps to install YouTube Player.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest 64-bit version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently version Trixie.
Raspberry Pi OS has 32-bit and 64-bit variants, both of which will run on most Raspberry Pi computers, including the Pi 3, Pi 4, and Pi5.
YouTube Player will only run on PiOS 64-bit. Pi-Apps will not let you install YouTube Player on PiOS 32-bit.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Raspberry Pi with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps