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24 alternatives to WALLIV

Play YouTube videos as a floating desktop widget on Windows

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   WidgeTube▲77

   iOS 14 widgets for YouTube

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   YTMP▲104

   Play YouTube videos as audio in background without ads

   2021 · ytmp.itsvg.in · its alternatives →

3. 3
   FloatPlayer▲111

   Simple Mac app for floating a YouTube video on your screen

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Spotube▲78

   A lightweight+free Spotify desktop-client made with flutter

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Spotify Miniplayer▲510

   Discreetly play music, podcasts & videos on desktop

   2024 · community.spotify.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Splashify▲194

   Beautiful desktop wallpapers for Mac and Windows

   2017 · splashify.net · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Splashify v2▲118

   Stunning desktop wallpapers for Mac & Windows

   2018 · splashify.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PlayTube▲69

   Makes YouTube into great music streaming service (chrome)

   2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9FH
   Flutter HP Redesign + Play/Pause Spotify, WMP via Gesture on Windows7▲74

   2012 · flutterapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Floaty▲85

    Watch YouTube while you work simply

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Youvio - Floating Video Player▲1

    Play youtube videos in background and in popup

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Vidwall▲108

    Set video as dynamic wallpaper

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Splay (beta)▲122

    The only truly customizable video player for the web

    2024 · skara.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ZenithBar▲88

    The activity island Windows was missing

    Jul 2026 · zenithbar.com.br · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sling▲97

    Play YouTube video in the background, for free and no ads

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16MY
    Making Your Music Choose Your Desktop Wallpaper▲75

    2017 · blog.unixcat.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Play▲93

    Bookmark YouTube videos to watch later

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wallpaper Disco▲106

    Downloadable wallpapers to dance up your desktop and devices

    2015 · wallpaperdisco.com · its alternatives →

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    Create Youtube playlists from Your Facebook wall posts▲14

    2014 · wallplaylist.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pinto Web Player▲77

    Play videos from any website directly in this desktop player

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Float Tube▲5

    great tube player to watch youtube video in floating mode.

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Extension that plays only the audio, blocking the video, on YouTube▲12

    I have made a browser extension that plays only the audio, blocking the video on YouTube, YouTube Music and all embedded YouTube videos in third party sites. It can also hide the thumbnails and avatars and skip the ads. It is compatible with Chrome, most of the Chromium browsers and Firefox. Additionally, it can be installed in smartphones using the Kiwi browser that supports extensions from the Chrome Web Store. I released the extension back in October, 2019 but from now the source code is available on GitHub as well.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    myTube▲8

    The best YouTube experience on Windows 10.

    2018 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    YTMDesktop App▲6

    Free cross platform Desktop Player for YouTube Music

    2020 · ytmdesktop.app · its alternatives →

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