QuestioningEspecialy

directing users to support services.

if those services are actually helpful, then hell yeah

I’ve also never understood people’s fascination with Chalmet

twinks

Desktop alternative: https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc#readme

You can stream videos directly from Youtube and many other video websites
Put yt-dlp.exe in the MPC-HC installation folder.
Then you can open website URLs in the player: Menu > File > Open File/URL
You can even download those videos: Menu > File > Save a copy
Tip: to be able to download in best quality with yt-dlp/youtube-dl, it is recommended to also put ffmpeg.exe in the MPC-HC folder.

Also (desktop & app): https://www.vlchelp.com/play-youtube-videos-vlc-media-player/

Xtreme Download Manager lets you do this with ease (and more) and can check for the latest yt-dlp version before downloading on its own.

MPC-HC lets you play and download YouTube videos using yt-dlp.