Buddy for Youtube
Buddy for Youtube is a lightweight companion app for macOS that enhances the YouTube viewing experience. It provides a picture-in-picture player that lets you watch YouTube videos in a floating window while working in other applications, and includes a Spotlight-like search interface for finding video content. It is aimed at casual YouTube viewers who want flexible playback and quick content discovery without switching away from their primary work.
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1 suggestionWe could not find current information confirming whether Buddy for Youtube has been updated to run natively on Apple Silicon, or even whether the app is still under active development — the search results point to a third-party download aggregator with no clear indication of the vendor's current activity or a native build. If you rely on this app, contact Vervone Solutions directly to ask whether a native Apple Silicon version is planned before macOS 28 ships in September 2028, because an Intel-only build will stop launching on that release. Given the 27 months remaining until that deadline, you have time to plan, but it is worth checking sooner rather than later. As an alternative, many users prefer to watch YouTube directly in a modern web browser (Safari, Chrome, Firefox), which all run natively on Apple Silicon and offer native picture-in-picture support without a separate app — this may cover your needs without any compatibility risk.
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