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Watch YouTube on your Mac

Description
Browse, watch, convert, and download YouTube videos on your Mac faster, because YouView uses the core technologies of Mac OS X to play instead of Flash allowing video to run smoother on systems with lower specs.
YouView contains great parental controls that'll allow any parents control what their children see on YouTube via filters such as Safe search and flagged videos. By default YouView is moderate on parental controls but can be strict if needed.
YouView allows you to choose the max size of video that is loaded such as 1080P. By default it is 480P but can go all the way up to 4k if you system supports it.
When logged in with YouView you have the ability to view your special feeds such as recommendations which shows videos that YouTube thinks you may also like based on your history of viewing.
There is a lot more to YouView than described here, the best way to find out what you can do is to try it out your self.
I require donations for download/converting of video as it isn't an easy task to get together.

This project is being re-written from the ground up starting out as a video player. I will rarely update this project just to keep it working until the final project is done. The new project is called MotiOnline and it will support any video back-end and play almost all video formats.
History
0.5 Beta 6
Fixes an oversight with memory management causing video loading to crash.

0.5 Beta 5
Fixed issue loading some videos.
Improved state saving.
Fixed issue with inspector.
Updated plugins to support new YouTube URLs.
Improved stability.
Added email this video support.

0.5 Beta 4
Fixed issues with downloading of video.
Fixed issues with playing of video.
Fixed issues with HTML in title.
Now allows youtu.be URLs to be opened.

0.5 Beta 3
Fixed issues with downloading of video.
Fixed issues with playing of video.
Fixed issues with logging in/out of YouTube.

0.5 Beta 2
Fixed issues with downloading of video.
Fixed issues with playing of video.
Fixed issues with restarting a download.

0.5 Beta 1
Cleaned up interface.
Added loads of animations and option to turn them off.
Redid the preferences.
New player interface with animations and options to go to all spaces and float above all windows when in full screen.
Added recommendations.
Added search history.
Fixed sorting by date.
Fixed video playing.
Fixed video downloading.
Cleaned up video saving to include the converting and options for bitrate and size output.
Fixed audio output problems with converting to video.
New login system to be more efficient and clean.
Fix problem with users not being able to be added.
Added sessions so it remembers what you last did when you relaunch.
Made parental controls more secure.
Converting of video now works on 10.4.
New window or play in browser window support.
Multiple browser support.
HD Support for 1080P, and 4k.
Hidden secret (More info http://mrgeckosmedia.com/support/thread/69)
Lots more...

0.4.4
Fixed problem where videos wouldn't play or download.

0.4.3
Fixed problem where videos wouldn't play or download possibly for good.

0.4.2
Fixed problem when your search and YouView would crash.
Fixed problem where videos wouldn't play or download.

0.4.1
Made results load faster.
Fixed problem where videos wouldn't play or download.

0.4
Added Task Manager.
Added Apple Remote Support.
New Icon.
New look to the Inspector.
Made results faster.
Cleaned up results look.
Added lots of new feeds.
Added icon preview.
Added Favorites.
Updated Plugins.
Fixed problem where some videos may say it's 0 Seconds.
Fixed a few minor bugs.

0.3
Added comments.
Added an inspector.
Added a plugin for Safari and Firefox.
Fixed a few minor bugs.

0.2:
Fixed problems with 10.4.
Fixed Updater.
Added a user system for subscriptions and playlists.
Added Subscriptions.
Added Playlists.
Fixed mouse problems with fullscreen.

0.1.2:
Fixed bug where you couldn't go past page 2.
Fixed bug for donated users where it would take a long time for it to open a video.
Now works on 10.4, but not as good looking as 10.5.
Added author search so you could search for videos by author, example "author:GRMrGecko 733Mhz"
Requirements
Mac OS X 10.4 or Later

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Downloads:
32,993
Version Downloads:
3,954
Category:
Audio/Video
Released:
January 30, 2009
Updated:
January 20, 2012
Operating System:
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Architecture:
PPC/Intel
File Size:
12.14 MB
Rating:
3.5
73 Votes

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Bob
For version 0.5b6
May 25, 2012, 4:55:16 PM
Great app, but when I try to login or check the comments on a video, I always get
"Error com.google.GDataServiceDomain -1"
What can I do?
Big Dawg
For version 0.5b6
May 25, 2012, 4:35:04 PM
Great app, has every feature you could want, except one!: Needs volume control!!!! Awesome job!!
Pete
For version 0.5b6
March 29, 2012, 1:33:00 PM
This is a really good app, with many features that set it apart from the competition. Its simple, easy and most importantly doesn't use Flash! The fact it fetches your subscriptions is extremely useful!

There are a few features I would like to see added:
- A more user friendly UI, possibly mimicking YouTubes own? Make it optional for those who prefer text based UI's.
- Have notification numbers in the dock icon, informing you when subscriptions have updated (possibly using RSS?).
- Redesign the logo.

Again, 10/10 for the app. My MBP (2011) lasts forever now!
nasser
For version 0.5b4
August 8, 2011, 6:19:42 PM
Excellent app please Firefox browser v 5.0.1 extension won,t work..please update
Mike
For version 0.5b3
July 30, 2011, 1:55:32 PM
Great app but needs some improvement. (MacBook Pro OS X 10.6.6)
The Install Plugin buttons aren't working properly as is the Preferences window.
Search process is slow and Showing Feed hogs RAM.
Freezes continuously and quits after multiple actions.

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