Maintainer & Creator @ YTUI Music (AUR)

Overview

Created and maintain YTUI Music, a terminal-based YouTube audio player built with Python and Textual as side Project. Published the package on the Arch User Repository (AUR), enabling seamless installation for Arch Linux users worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Full-stack development of the TUI application (search, playback, controls)
• AUR package maintenance with PKGBUILD and build automation
• Modular architecture design (player/, widgets/, utils/ packages)
• User support and issue resolution via GitHub
• Release management and version control

Key Achievements

• Successfully published on AUR with one-command installation (yay -S ytui_music)
• Implemented Vim-style navigation (j/k/g/G) for keyboard-first workflow
• Built pip-based dependency management for AUR compatibility (~21MB package)

Technologies Used

• Python 3.11+ - Core language with type hints
• Textual - TUI framework for terminal interface
• textual-image - Thumbnail rendering (Sixel/Kitty/Block support)
• yt-dlp - YouTube search and stream extraction
• python-mpv - Audio playback via mpv backend
• Arch Build System - PKGBUILD, makepkg, AUR publishing

Projects

YTUI Music Application

Terminal-based YouTube audio player with keyboard-first navigation and resource-efficient design.

• Built modular architecture with reusable components
• Implemented background workers for non-blocking search/thumbnail operations
• Embedded CSS for path-independent installation
• Added Vim-style navigation and focus control

AUR Package Distribution

Packaged and published YTUI Music on the Arch User Repository for easy installation.

• Configured PKGBUILD with pip-based Python dependency installation
• Optimized build process for ~1-2 minute first-time installation
• Maintains package metadata (.SRCINFO) and release tags
• Handles all Python dependencies not in official Arch repos

Future

• Playlist Support
• Download Feature