YouTube Music Player
KoljaWindeler/ytube_music_player · v20260816.01
YouTube music player for homeassistant
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
media_player | TV, receiver or media switches | Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
sensor | Sensor (temperature, humidity, air quality…) | |
select | Mode picker (as switches) |
What people report
Plays YouTube Music to any media player that streams a URL; Chromecast works well, Sonos is not supported and AirPlay or TV targets have been unreliable.
- Works1
- Not working4
- Won’t be supported1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chromecast speakers and displays | Works Cloud | Song, artist and album art metadata pushed to ChromecastSaved copyAdded support for pushing Song/Artist and album Art to Chromecast devices -Need to test on non-chromecast media devices for validation it doesn't affect the play_media service Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #105 · 2021-05 | |
| Apple HomePod mini via OwnTone | Not working | No sound; OwnTone output entity rejects the play serviceSaved copyHi, decoding from your error line this has something do to with your owntunes server Entity media_player.owntone_output_left_living_room_homepod_mini does not support this service. at least this player is sending the URL correct to your owntones server ... so I guess you have to check there .. Try a chromecast if you have one .. those work very well Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #341 · 2024-05 | |
| LG TV (AirPlay) | Not working | No response when casting to AirPlay targetSaved copyIf I select an Airplay/homekit device such as an LG TV, TCL TV, or Roku device, all 3 devices have not responded to the airplay connection attempt. Chromecast devices work flawlessly. I haven't seen anything in the documentation about configuring for Airplay/homekit specifically. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #143 · 2021-10 | |
| Roku (AirPlay) | Not working | No response when casting to AirPlay targetSaved copyIf I select an Airplay/homekit device such as an LG TV, TCL TV, or Roku device, all 3 devices have not responded to the airplay connection attempt. Chromecast devices work flawlessly. I haven't seen anything in the documentation about configuring for Airplay/homekit specifically. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #143 · 2021-10 | |
| TCL TV (AirPlay) | Not working | No response when casting to AirPlay targetSaved copyIf I select an Airplay/homekit device such as an LG TV, TCL TV, or Roku device, all 3 devices have not responded to the airplay connection attempt. Chromecast devices work flawlessly. I haven't seen anything in the documentation about configuring for Airplay/homekit specifically. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #143 · 2021-10 | |
| Sonos speakers | Won’t be supported | Starts playing but no sound; owner says not supportedSaved copyHi! I wonder if it’s able to play the music through Sonos speaker? I have the options to choose my sonos speakers and it starts to play but there is no sound coming out of the speaker. Is this just compatibility issue or should I be able to play music through my Sonos speaker? Google devices works great to play music through. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #38 · 2021-01 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Cloud polling
Goes through the maker’s cloud, asking it for updates every so often. Needs the internet and an account.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 1,439 (0.2%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 401 |
| Latest version | 20260816.01 (2026-08-16) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @KoljaWindeler, @mang1985 |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
