On top of every window and game
The video never hides behind a browser, an editor or a borderless game. Sizes S to XL, a 16:9 lock and opacity from 30 to 100 % (Premium). On top is free, with no limit.
Watching is free, no limit
YouTube videos on top of every window and game
DeskTubo is a mini player for YouTube on Windows. Videos, live streams and their chat stay on top of other apps while you work, study or play, without a single extra tab.
On top of every window: work goes on
Search and links right in the window
Snaps into the corner and stays
Videos, Shorts, playlists
Live streams with chat
YouTube Music
Hotkeys
9 languages
The tour
Real screenshots, nothing mocked up
This is DeskTubo on a desktop. Switch the tabs to see the main parts.
The live chat beside the video
On live streams YouTube's chat opens in a column beside the video, the same one as on YouTube's site: read, write, moderate.
- Super Chats, emoji, polls: all as on YouTube
- Set the column's width; the window remembers it
- “Chat only” for streamers, over the game
Search without a browser
The search bar is right on the toolbar. Results with previews, length and views open in the window itself.
- Or just Ctrl+V with a link
- Drag a link in from the browser
- Done with a video? “←” or Alt+← brings the same results back
- A star adds to favourites in one click
Recent and favourites
History with a watched bar: a video resumes where you left off. Favourites never drop off the list.
- The clock button or Ctrl+H
- Ctrl+D adds the current video
A lock against stray clicks
YouTube's buttons no longer pop up and a stray click does not pause. DeskTubo takes over: the wheel sets the volume, the toolbar's edge seeks, with chapters.
- Click to pause, double-click for fullscreen
- Feedback in the toolbar for every action
Everything in the “⋯” menu
Volume, captions, speed, sleep timer, fullscreen, lock, always on top and ghost mode, in one list.
- The sleep timer fades the sound out
- The toolbar fits any width
Light or dark, as you like
The theme follows Windows, the accent colour is yours, window opacity goes from 30 to 100 %. S, M, L, XL sizes and a 16:9 lock.
Features
A mini YouTube window that does a lot
The video in the corner of your eye, while work, study and play go on.
Ghost mode
The window turns see-through and clicks pass through it to the game or app below.
Search with a Back button
Search right in the window. Done with a video? The “←” button or Alt+← takes you back to the same results, at the same spot.
Hotkeys, your way
Pause, sound and the window right from a game. Change any of them in the settings, even to a mouse button.
Snaps to edges
The window snaps to screen edges and corners and stays there, even when it resizes or the chat opens.
And also
- Live chatBeside the video, or chat only
- Video lockA stray click will not upset the video
- Sleep timerThe sound fades out when you say
- ResumeThe last video, at the same second
- Any linkShorts, playlists, time codes, YouTube Music
- Favourites and historyWith a watched bar
- Light and darkAs in Windows, your accent colour
- 9 languagesFrom Russian to Japanese
For gamers
YouTube videos over your game
A guide, a stream or music in a window over your PC game. One thing is needed: run the game in borderless window mode.
Borderless window mode
Turn it on in the game's graphics settings: it may be called Borderless, Windowed fullscreen or Fullscreen windowed. In exclusive fullscreen a game covers every window: that is how Windows works.
Clicks go to the game
Ghost mode (Ctrl+Alt+G) turns the window see-through, and the mouse works through it as if it were not there.
Control it from the game
Ctrl+Alt+K pauses, Ctrl+Alt+M mutes, Ctrl+Alt+Y hides or shows the window. Streamers get “Chat only” over the game.
DeskTubo Premium
Premium turns on right in the app
Without a subscription watching, searching and keeping the window on top of every window and game are free with no limit. Ghost mode, transparency, control from games, the lock and the sleep timer can be tried 30 minutes a day. Want them without limits? Sign in in the settings and get Premium: your account opens in the browser already signed in, and the app notices the payment by itself.
- Ghost mode, transparency and control from games without limits: plans for 1, 3 or 5 computers
- Unlimited favourites, the whole history and resuming where you left off
- Minutes left and the Premium date always in sight
- Nothing charged by itself: extend when you need to
Getting started
How to keep YouTube on top of all windows
Download DeskTubo
An installer for Windows 10 and 11 with everything inside: nothing else to install.
Open a video
Press Ctrl+V with a link or search in the bar.
Put the window anywhere
Drag it into a corner and pick a size: it stays above other programs, and DeskTubo remembers the spot for next time.
Pricing
Free for good. More with Premium
Watching, searching and keeping the window on top of every window and game are always free. Premium opens ghost mode, transparency, control from games and the rest without limits, on as many computers as you need.
Premium
1 PC
For one computer
$7 a month
Base price
- Ghost mode, transparency and control from games
- The lock against stray clicks and the sleep timer
- Unlimited favourites, the whole history, resume
- One computer
- $7 per computer
- No automatic charges
Popular
Premium
$21save 52%
3 PCs
Home, work and a laptop
$10 a month
- Ghost mode, transparency and control from games
- The lock against stray clicks and the sleep timer
- Unlimited favourites, the whole history, resume
- Up to 3 computers at a time
- $3.33 per computer
- No automatic charges
Premium
$35save 66%
5 PCs
For the whole family
$12 a month
- Ghost mode, transparency and control from games
- The lock against stray clicks and the sleep timer
- Unlimited favourites, the whole history, resume
- Up to 5 computers at a time
- $2.40 per computer
- No automatic charges
Free: $0
Watching, searching and the window on top of every window and game with no limit. Premium features 30 minutes a day, favourites and recent videos 10 each. No sign-up, new minutes at midnight.
Download
You can switch plans at any time: the days left are converted at the new plan's price. Pay with a Russian bank card or SBP. Premium turns on in the app by itself once you sign in.
FAQ
Frequently asked
How do I keep YouTube on top of all windows?
Open a video in DeskTubo: the window stays on top of every window and app by itself, whether a browser, an editor or a messenger. The pin button on the toolbar turns this off and on. On top is free, with no limit.
How do I watch YouTube over a game?
Run the game in borderless window mode (in its graphics settings: Borderless, Windowed fullscreen or Fullscreen windowed) and open a video in DeskTubo: the window stays over the game. In exclusive fullscreen a game covers every window: that is how Windows works. Ghost mode (Ctrl+Alt+G) lets clicks through to the game, and the hotkeys work right from it. Over a game the window stays for free; ghost mode and control from the game are Premium features that work 30 minutes a day for free.
How are the 30 free minutes counted?
Watching, search, the window on top of every window and game and live chat are free with no limit. The free minutes are only for Premium's features (ghost mode, transparency, control from games, the lock and the sleep timer) and are spent only while one of them is on and a video plays. New minutes arrive every day at midnight.
What happens when the minutes run out?
The video plays on, on top of every window. Ghost mode, transparency, control from games, the lock and the sleep timer are off until midnight, and DeskTubo offers Premium. Settings, favourites and history stay as they are.
What does Premium include?
Ghost mode, the window's transparency, control from games with hotkeys and mouse buttons, the lock against stray clicks and the sleep timer, with no time limit. Plus unlimited favourites (free: up to 10 videos), the whole history (free: the last 10) and resuming a video where you left off.
How do I turn Premium on in the app?
Settings (the gear) → “DeskTubo Premium” → “Sign in”. You can pay from there too: the button opens your account in the browser, already signed in.
Does Premium renew by itself?
No, nothing is charged by itself: Premium lasts the paid period. Extend it in your account at any time and the days are added. A reminder comes by email three days before it ends.
On how many computers does Premium work?
On as many as your plan has: 1, 3 or 5 at a time. Disconnect one you no longer use in your account; switch plans at any time and the days left are converted at the new price.
Do I need to install .NET or anything else?
No. The DeskTubo installer carries everything the app needs, .NET included, and asks for no administrator rights. The only other part is Microsoft Edge WebView2: it is built into Windows 11 and an updated Windows 10, and if it is missing, the installer offers it from Microsoft's site.
Do I need a Google account?
No. Signing in to YouTube inside DeskTubo is optional, to see subscriptions or write in chats. A DeskTubo account is separate and only needed for Premium.
Does DeskTubo work offline?
YouTube needs the internet. If only our server is down, Premium keeps working for up to 7 days and free minutes are counted on the computer for up to a day.
Try DeskTubo for free
Installs in a minute with everything inside, and your video is in a window above everything, free with no limit. Want more? Premium adds ghost mode, control from games and the rest in one click.
Frames from Blender Studio's open movies (Big Buck Bunny, Spring, Sintel, Sprite Fright and others), CC BY. The game and the stream in the game screenshot belong to their owners; viewers' names are hidden.