When it comes to music streaming, YouTube Music is one of the most popular platforms. It offers a vast library of over a hundred million songs, along with music videos. However, as of now, YouTube Music has not released an official desktop app for Windows 11 users.
While they have excellent apps for Android and iOS users, desktop users may find it challenging to use YouTube Music. But don’t worry, we are here to help. We’ll provide you with some methods to download and use YouTube Music on your Windows 11 device. So, let’s get started without any further delay.
How to Install YouTube Music on Windows 11
It’s unfortunate that YouTube Music still doesn’t have an app for Windows 11 users. However, there’s nothing you can do about that. What you can do is, you can still download it using a web browser. Let’s move on to it to understand how you can do this.
Many YouTube Music users who aren’t sure how to download the app on Windows 11 end up using it through a web browser like Chrome or Microsoft Edge on their desktop. However, juggling multiple browser tabs while working and trying to listen to music can be a hassle, making the experience less convenient and more distracting.
In such situations, a better solution is to transform YouTube Music into an app. You can easily do this on any browser by creating a Progressive Web App (PWA). However, the browser should be based on the Chromium, such as Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
So, let’s look at the steps for two of the popular browsers: Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Let’s start with Google Chrome.
1. Using Google Chrome
Google Chrome is one of the most used browsers. So, here are the steps you can follow:
1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Navigate to the YouTube Music website.
3. You can see an Install icon next to the search bar on the YouTube Music website.
4. If you don’t see the Install icon, you can install it from Chrome’s settings menu. To do so, click on the three-dot icon, select the Save and Share option, and then click on the Install YouTube Music option.
5. After that, a prompt will appear. Here, click on the Install button and confirm the installation.
6. Once installed, YouTube Music will open in a separate window without the usual browser tabs
2. Using Microsoft Edge
Let me also show you how you can install YouTube Music using the Microsoft Edge browser, as it is the only default browser that comes pre-installed with your Windows 11 system.
1. Open Microsoft Edge and navigate to the YouTube Music website.
2. Click on the Install icon appearing on the search bar.
3. Select Install from the Pop-up menu to download.
4. After downloading, you can allow these accesses by checking the box and clicking on the Allow button.
5. After that, you are ready to use PWA of YouTube Music.
Conclusion
There is no official YouTube Music app for Windows 11, but by following these very simple methods, you will definitely be able to install YouTube Music. You just need to create a PWA (Progressive Web Application) for the website.
After that, you will be able to use it as a standalone application on Windows 11. However, if you are looking to install and use the YouTube app on Windows 11, you can follow the linked guide.
