Tubeify Turns YouTube Into Slick Video Jukebox
A new streaming music service called Tubeify turns YouTube into an easy-to-use video jukebox.
“I tried to make it feel more like a traditional desktop music player, think iTunes or Spotify, but still web-based so you can use it anywhere,” said Tubeify creator Tomas Isdal in an interview with TorrentFreak. “Then I fixed the annoying parts of YouTube and added stuff that I always wanted in a music player.”
Isdal’s wish list resulted in a free music player with a user-friendly interface. Since Tubeify subjects users to YouTube’s hit-and-miss audio quality, it might feel a little like a poor-man’s Spotify. But it’s addictive enough to waste a few hours exploring.
With search functionality handled by the Last.fm API, Tubeify allows for quick assembly of playlists, which can be shared. The web-based service also taps into Billboard.com’s API to serve up lists from the current music charts; a cool “time travel” feature lets you explore chart-topping songs from any particular week since 1964. (Wired.com has a particular fondness for the sixth week in 1981.)
Get a Tubeify invite now and give the service a try.
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