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The latest build
| Platform | Build | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit) | — | Not yet released |
| macOS (Apple silicon & Intel) | — | In development |
| Android TV / Google TV / Fire TV | — | In development |
Windows SmartScreen will warn you about an unrecognised app until the installer is code-signed. Choose More info → Run anyway, or wait for the signed release.
What is coming, and what it changes
macOS In development
The same app, for Apple silicon and Intel Macs, signed and notarised so it opens without Gatekeeper complaining. Everything works the way it does on Windows — same console, same tuner, same keys on the dance floor, same guest page. Drag the player window onto a TV over HDMI or AirPlay and you are away.
Fire TV, Android TV and Google TV In development
No laptop by the television. The stick already plugged into it shows the player, finds the machine running Kuthu on your own WiFi by itself, and takes the buttons on the remote — pause, skip, louder. Your phone is the console, and every guest's phone works exactly as it does today.
Being straight about the shape of it: the party still runs on a computer somewhere in the house, and the television is a screen for it. That is on purpose. Your library, your tuning and everything the floor reader has learned live in one place, get backed up with the rest of your files, and cannot end up as two copies that disagree — which is what would happen if a streaming stick with a gigabyte of memory tried to keep them.
Ads, and how to get rid of them
Kuthu plays videos from YouTube exactly as YouTube serves them, which means ads play — and that is how the composers, singers and labels get paid for a song you did not buy. Kuthu never skips, blocks or hides one. What it does is hold the segment clock still while an ad runs, so your song still gets its full chorus afterwards instead of losing thirty seconds to an ad that ate them.
Kuthu is an independent product, not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by YouTube or Google, and we earn nothing if you subscribe. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC.
What you need first
| Thing | Why |
|---|---|
| Windows 10 / 11 | What ships today. Mac and TV builds are in development. |
| Python 3.9+ | Runs the engine. During install, tick “Add python.exe to PATH” — skipping that box is the single most common setup problem. |
| Node.js | Runs the player window. Any current LTS version is fine. |
| ~8 Mbps | What 1080p video wants on the night. Wired is better than WiFi. |
| A TV or projector | Anything your laptop can treat as a second screen. You drag the player window onto it. |
Setting it up
- Unzip the folder somewhere permanent, such as
C:\Kuthu. -
Double-click
setup.bat. It creates a virtual environment and installs what the engine needs. One time only. -
Double-click
run.bat. That starts Kuthu. The first run also fetches the player runtime, which takes a few minutes and about 250 MB; every run after that opens straight away. - Press Ctrl+K inside the app for the console, where you find songs and build a set.
- Windows will ask to allow Kuthu through the firewall. Say yes for private networks — that is what lets your guests' phones reach it.
From there, the documentation walks through building a collection, tuning the segments and running the night.
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Leave your name and email. You will hear the day the installer is ready — and nothing else, ever.