Beatbump

• Purpose: Beatbump is a privacy-respecting alternative frontend for YouTube Music, designed to provide a fully-featured music listening experience while addressing privacy concerns associated with other platforms.

• Built with: SvelteKit, with an official instance hosted on Cloudflare Workers.

• Key Features:

  • Automix for continued listening
  • No ads
  • Background play on mobile devices (with occasional iOS compatibility issues)
  • Search functionality for artists, playlists, songs, and albums (audio-only playback for now)
  • Local playlist management (stored in-browser with IndexedDB)
  • Peer-to-Peer data synchronization via WebRTC
  • Group Sessions using WebRTC mesh networking
  • Custom wrapper around the YouTube Music API

• Target Audience: Users seeking a privacy-focused alternative to YouTube Music with additional features like local playlist management and group listening.

• Repo Structure:

  • app: Contains the Beatbump web app.
  • packages/hls-proxy-rewriter: Proxy server for music playback (WIP).

• Instances:

  • Official: beatbump.io
  • Community-hosted alternatives (Clearnet, Onion, I2P) listed in the table.

• Donations: Financial support is appreciated via PayPal.

• Documentation: Temporary and incomplete API docs available at beatbump-docs.vercel.app.

• Inspiration: Inspired by Invidious, a privacy-focused YouTube frontend.

• Note: Currently undergoing a major rewrite, so bugs and instability may occur.