Vyde

Vyde is a custom YouTube frontend — a SPA that wraps the YouTube player and the public video metadata endpoints behind a cleaner, ad-free interface. Built in TypeScript with a focus on fast page loads and keyboard-friendly navigation. Part of an exploration of how web tech can replace platform-locked apps for power users.

Highlights

• End-to-end TypeScript with strict types
• No YouTube API key required for the core flow
• Keyboard-first design — built for power users

Technical architecture

• SPA: Vite-bundled React app, fast cold start.
• Data: public YouTube endpoints (no API key needed for basic metadata), piped through a thin client layer.
• Player: YouTube IFrame API for playback; custom controls overlay for keyboard shortcuts and ad-skipping heuristics.
• State: lightweight — most state is URL/query-string driven for shareable views.