Feature Of Pear Desktop 🍐
Sowad⭐ Core Features
- Native YouTube Music desktop client — Electron-based app that runs YouTube Music as a standalone desktop experience with a native look and feel.
- Cross-platform support — Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Ready to use without logging in (optional login sync).
- No ads / ad blocking — Built-in ad blocker to remove ads from playback.
- Theme support — Switch or load custom themes (CSS files).
- Plugin ecosystem — Supports plugins to customize and extend functionality.
🎶 Playback & UI Enhancements
- Downloader — Download audio/tracks directly from the interface.
- Audio processing — Plugins for audio tweaks such as compression & volume scaling.
- Precise volume control — Better control over volume steps than standard UI.
- Navigation improvements — Plugin tweaks for quicker navigation controls.
- Synced lyrics — Enhanced lyrics support with synced display options (via plugin).
🔧 Advanced Features (via Plugins)
- Discord Rich Presence — Shows your listening activity on Discord.
- Custom output device support — Choose audio output device per app.
- Transparent player UI — Aesthetic UI plugin.
🔌 Additional Functionalities (Often Plugin-driven)
External community feature lists (e.g., on Alternativeto.net) also note additional capabilities through plugins or tweaks, such as:
- Dark Mode
- Picture-in-Picture playback
- Portable usage (standalone without installation)
- Last.fm scrobbling
- Quality controls and playback speed tweaks
- Various accessibility and UI shortcuts
- Playlist and taskbar media controls