LoopTV

Lean-back YouTube · No account

Channel-surf YouTube like it's TV.

Pick a station, hit play, and let random clips run nonstop. No account, no runtime API key, and no platform recommendation feed deciding what's next.

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Stations
16
Channels
122
Videos
8,782

In today's catalog

Tune the dial
Illustrative set, not a screenshot. Every number on the dial is a real station in today's catalog — tap one to tune.

Channel guide

Every station on the dial.

Each station is a hand-picked group of public YouTube channels. Pick one and LoopTV shuffles through its pool.

All 16 stations →
  1. 01Saturday Night LiveSketches, Weekend Update, cold opens, and more1,000 videos1 channel
  2. 02ScienceKurzgesagt, Veritasium, Branch Education, SmarterEveryDay, and more1,008 videos16 channels
  3. 03SpacePBS Space Time, Astrum, Cool Worlds, Everyday Astronaut, and more471 videos7 channels
  4. 04TechFireship, Gary Explains, LiveOverflow, ThePrimeagen, Technology Connections, and more1,510 videos23 channels
  5. 05ComedyThe Onion, CalebCity, Ryan George, ProZD, and more764 videos9 channels
  6. 06AI / MLKarpathy, OpenAI, Yannic Kilcher, Two Minute Papers, and more443 videos9 channels
  7. 07StartupsY Combinator, Garry Tan, Slidebean, Company Man, and more569 videos10 channels
  8. 08FinanceWall Street Millennial, The Plain Bagel, Jane Street, and more220 videos4 channels
  9. 09PhilosophyExurb1a, Pursuit of Wonder, Einzelganger, Academy of Ideas, and more454 videos8 channels
  10. 10Self-ImprovementHuberman, Charisma on Command, and more360 videos5 channels
  11. 11Math3Blue1Brown, Numberphile, Freya Holmér, CGP Grey, and more355 videos8 channels
  12. 12FitnessFitnessFAQs, Tom Merrick, Jeff Nippard267 videos3 channels
  13. 13TED TalksThe best TED talks200 videos1 channel
  14. 14DesignJuxtopposed, The Futur, 30X40 Design Workshop, NNgroup308 videos4 channels
  15. 15ExplainersTom Scott, Wendover, RealLifeLore, Johnny Harris, PolyMatter, and more712 videos10 channels
  16. 16Film & Video EssaysNerdwriter, Every Frame a Painting, RocketJump, NITV Shorts141 videos4 channels

Why LoopTV

You pick the station.
LoopTV picks the clip.

  1. 01

    Stations, not a feed

    16 topic stations group 122 public YouTube channels — science, comedy, tech, talks, film, and more. Pick one and it plays.

  2. 02

    Random, nonstop playback

    No platform recommendation feed. Normal playback shuffles within your chosen station; optional Smart Mix uses only preference weights stored in this browser.

  3. 03

    Yours, on your device

    Watched history, blocked sources, and Smart Mix preferences live in your browser. No account to create, nothing leaves your device.

FAQ

A few honest answers.

Do I need a YouTube or Google account?

No. Playback runs through the public YouTube IFrame player. There's no sign-in anywhere in LoopTV.

Where does the catalog come from?

A twice-monthly GitHub workflow refreshes public channel metadata through a cache-first YouTube Data API path, with yt-dlp as a fallback. It commits a checked-in catalog.json, so watching needs no runtime API key; refresh credentials stay in repository Actions.

What happens when a video can't be embedded?

YouTube returns error 101 or 150 when a channel blocks embedding for a specific clip. The player catches it and immediately picks the next random video — no error toast, no interruption.

Where is my watch history stored?

Entirely in your browser's localStorage. Clearing site data wipes it. There is no server-side account or database.

Can I add my own channels?

Yes — LoopTV is MIT-licensed. Fork the repo, append a station to stations.json, run pnpm run build:catalog (requires yt-dlp), and deploy.

Sign-off

Leave something good on in the background.

Tune to a random station and let it run.

Start watching

MIT-licensed · Built on the public YouTube player