Strymas
Strymas is a native Sailfish OS YouTube client born from a simple wish: I just wanted a YouTube streamer that works.
Features:
- Chronological feed of your subscribed channels — videos and Shorts strips, newest first
- Global mini-player: keeps playing while you browse, docks into a corner, fullscreen with gestures (brightness/volume), double-tap zoom
- Background playback with optional audio-only mode (saves battery and data)
- MPRIS: control from Bluetooth headphones and the system media menu
- Watch history with resume, Continue watching row, Watch later list
- Channel pages with sections (Home / Videos / Shorts / Live / Playlists) and subscribe button
- Search, comments reading, sleep timer, notifications about new uploads
- Trending by region (needs a free YouTube Data API key — instructions in Settings)
- Optional Google sign-in (OAuth device flow) for subscription import, likes and your playlists
Requirements:
- yt-dlp must be installed: pkcon install python3-pip, then pip3 install --user yt-dlp
- Everything else is pulled in as RPM dependencies
Honest notes:
- Im not programmer. Built with AI assistance. Tested ONLY on Sony Xperia 10 III / Sailfish OS 5.1.
- It fully covers my own needs. If you have ideas or want to take the project further — go ahead, fork away.
- No tracking, no ads, no telemetry. Your keys and history stay on your device.
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Application versions:
| Attachment | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
 harbour-yousail-0.2-1.noarch.rpm | 86.66 KB | 07/07/2026 - 21:16 |
| harbour-yousail-0.3-1.noarch.rpm | 89.32 KB | 09/07/2026 - 07:30 |
| harbour-yousail-0.3-1.noarch.rpm | 89.41 KB | 09/07/2026 - 10:14 |
Changelog:
- Playback speed control (0.75x - 2x, button in player controls) - Fixed: playback position lost when switching to background audio or resuming the app - Fixed: stream interruptions now resume from the last position instead of restarting - Fixed: rare crash when a video reaches its very end - Failed videos in a playlist are skipped automatically
Comments
windes
Thu, 2026/07/09 - 09:58
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Good day! Thanks for App! Entered youtube api key, Trending - All - List was loaded, but only text. No previews of videos. After tap on text - new window shows, where constantly video trying to load, but it shows error:
"Could not load video:
org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Failed"
Xperia XA2, 5.1.0.11.
takraslt
Thu, 2026/07/09 - 10:19
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Thank you for the detailed report.
I think, that I've just fixed this in the latest update. Could you update and try again? You should now see the real underlying error text, which will tell us exactly what's failing.
My best guess in the meantime: playback needs yt-dlp installed separately (the app doesn't bundle it). If you haven't already, try:
pkcon install python3-pip
pip3 install --user yt-dlp
If that's already installed and it's still failing, the new error message should reveal the real cause — please paste what it says..
I couldn't reproduce this on my device (don't have an XA2). Could you check if it resolves after a moment (thumbnails load asynchronously) or if it persists even after scrolling/reopening the tab? If it's still broken after the update, let me know exactly what you see and I'll dig further on my free time.
Thanks again for taking the time to report this — much appreciated!
kan
Wed, 2026/07/08 - 01:03
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Not bad, at least it works in opposite to microtube. Playback speed settings are missing and after playback interrupt it starts from the beggining.
takraslt
Thu, 2026/07/09 - 07:37
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Thanks for the feedback! I think, that both are fixed as of v0.3: