Install Headset, Play Music from YouTube Using Desktop Application
YouTube is a website or platform which allows users to share content in video format that other users can then find or watch.
On YouTube there are various types of video content such as learning videos, sports videos, news, movies, web or television series, video blogs, music videos and various other types of video content shared by its users which can come from individual content or group content such as companies and so on.
One of the most popular types of video content on YouTube is music videos. Music videos on YouTube can have viewers to hundreds of millions or even billions. Musicians around the world use YouTube as a medium to create, share and earn with the music they create.
With the current technological developments and the changing trend into the internet era, it is easier for these musicians to share their work so that many people can enjoy it. With the convenience of the internet, YouTube has created many extraordinary new musical talents.
YouTube is also used as a reference for various well-known music charts to help rank songs that are currently popular by using the number of YouTube viewers.
With so many music video content on YouTube, YouTube is one of the platform the most popular and widely used by users or music lovers who want to listen to music or songs.
But as YouTube knows is platform for videos that must be accessed using browser or web browser. It is possible for some users, listening to music through browser is not interesting, they prefer an application such as a music player application that has interfaces which is easier to use.
If you are a user who has problems like that, you can use an application called Headset that can play audio from videos on YouTube with application formats that have a look like a regular music player plus other features.
What Are Headsets?
Headset is a free application that functions to play audio from videos sourced from YouTube such as songs, podcast and so on through a desktop application that looks like a music player in general.
Headsets are made using Electron frameworks. The Headset application is available for use on Linux, Windows and OS X operating systems.
The headset has a beautiful appearance, modern and simple which makes it easy for users to use it. To play a song you only need to type the song title, singer name, or video name from the video you want to play using the Headset application to search for it.
Then you can select the title you want to play from the search results that appear. The headset also allows for playback from playlists which has been made on Youtube.
When the song is playing you can display panel Now Playing which will show thumbnails of the currently playing video, add it to your likes or favorites list, speed up or slow down track by selecting at a certain minute that is currently playing and selecting next or previous to play track before or next.
You can do sign up or registration to be able to enjoy other features. Sign up can be done for free, you will not be charged.
This application has a drawback that you may not like, when playing the audio of a video you choose, another window will open outside the main window of the application to play the video of the audio you are playing.
You can still close it byminimize the window. The video that is played in that window is the video with the lowest quality or resolution, so you can save money bandwidth Internet. The video quality that is deliberately chosen low will not affect the sound quality.
Install Headset on Ubuntu and its Derivatives
To install Headset on Ubuntu and its derivatives such as Linux Mint, Elementary and so on. You can download the installation file with the “.Deb” extension in this reference.
Currently Headset for Linux is only available for 64 bit systems. Linux users who are still using 32 bit systems cannot use the Headset on their Desktop.
Download the installation file in the reference or link the. After the download is complete, just move the installation file or downloaded file to the “/home” folder to make the installation easier for you, unless you know how to install it.
Then you can install the Headset by using the following command:
sudo dpkg --install Headset_x.x.x_amd64.deb
“xxx” in the command indicates the version of the headset that you downloaded, don’t forget to replace “xxx” in the command with the version of the headset that you downloaded. If you downloaded Headset version 1.5.3, you can install it using the following command:
sudo dpkg --install Headset_1.5.3_amd64.deb
Please adjust the installation command with the version of the headset that you downloaded. Make sure the installation process is complete without happening error.
If the installation process is complete, you can open the Headset via the Dash or the application menu to start using it.
