Terms

What this service is

KaraTube is a discovery and queue-management layer over YouTube. It finds videos with the YouTube Data API v3 and plays them with the official YouTube IFrame Player. The video, the ads, and the playback experience are YouTube's.

YouTube's terms apply

By using KaraTube you also agree to the YouTube Terms of Service. KaraTube is an API client built on the YouTube API Services Terms. KaraTube is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google.

Availability is not ours to promise

Whether a video plays at all — and whether it can be embedded outside YouTube — is decided by YouTube and the content owner. Videos can be made private, deleted, age-restricted, region-blocked or embedding-disabled at any time. When that happens KaraTube skips the track and tells you why; there is nothing it can do to play it anyway.

KaraTube also depends on the YouTube Data API quota. If the daily quota is exhausted, search stops working until it resets.

No vocal removal, no lyrics

KaraTube does not process audio. It cannot remove vocals, change the key, or alter playback in any way. The transpose control records the key you prefer to sing in as a note for yourself; it does not modify the audio. KaraTube does not provide song lyrics — displaying licensed lyrics would require a separate licensed provider, which is not configured.

Acceptable use

• Do not use KaraTube to harass people in rooms or via display names.
• Do not attempt to circumvent rate limits, quotas, or the moderation controls in a room you do not host.
• Do not use KaraTube to download, copy, or redistribute YouTube content.
• Public room links and shared playlist links are unlisted, not secret. Anyone with the link can view them — share accordingly.

No warranty

KaraTube is provided as-is, without warranty of any kind. Rooms may expire, queues may be cleared, and the service may change or stop.