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Accessible Music Player

Queue Music — Accessible Music Video Player for YouTube

Search, queue, and stream YouTube music with full keyboard navigation and screen-reader support. Built for everyone — including people who rely on assistive technology.
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Funded by the Mozilla Foundation · Developed by Thomas Logan · Version 1.6

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The Challenge

Most music players aren't built for keyboard-only or screen-reader users.

YouTube has millions of songs, but navigating search results, managing a playback queue, and controlling audio without a mouse can be frustrating or impossible in a standard browser.

Queue Music was designed from the ground up to solve this — with ARIA Live Regions, full keyboard control, and a clean three-panel layout.

  • ✕
    No keyboard navigation

    Standard YouTube requires a mouse to search, select, and manage tracks.

  • ✕
    Poor screen-reader support

    Most players don't announce track changes, queue updates, or playback status.

  • ✕
    No persistent queue

    Building and saving a music queue across sessions isn't possible in a typical YouTube tab.

How It Works

Three panels. One accessible workflow.

Our article Inside Queue Music's live region strategy for fast queue updates details the live region strategy behind fast queue updates. Queue Music organizes everything into three clear sections — search, queue, and playback — each fully operable by keyboard.

Panel 1

Song Search

Type an artist or song name and browse results with UP and DOWN arrow keys. Press ENTER, SPACE, or RIGHT arrow to add the selected track to your queue.

  • Keyboard-navigable search results list
  • ARIA Live Region announces each result
  • Instant add to queue with a single keystroke
Panel 2

Your Queue

Manage your playlist with full keyboard control. Navigate with UP/DOWN arrows, DELETE to remove items, and press ENTER or SPACE to play any track. Use Shuffle to mix things up.

  • Reorder and remove tracks by keyboard
  • Shuffle feature for varied playback
  • CTRL+S saves your queue for later

Plus the Now Playing panel — showing the current track with playback controls and a time display.

Built for Accessibility

Keyboard shortcuts for every action

Queue Music maps every function to the keyboard, with ARIA Live Regions keeping screen-reader users informed of every change. Learn how Queue Music’s one-handed keyboard controls make streaming seamless for users with limited mobility in the article One-handed keyboard mastery with Queue Music for accessible streaming.

Playback

Control audio without touching a mouse.

How do I control playback?

CTRL+SPACE pauses or plays the current track. CTRL+M mutes or unmutes audio. CTRL+RIGHT and CTRL+LEFT skip to the next or previous item in the queue.

Queue Management

Build and edit your queue entirely by keyboard. Queue Music’s focus on accessibility means every track change is communicated without interrupting the flow. How Queue Music Announces Each New Track Clearly takes a closer look at how each new track is announced clearly for screen reader users.

How do I manage the queue?

Use UP and DOWN arrows to move through the queue. Press DELETE to remove an item. ENTER or SPACE plays the selected track. CTRL+S saves the current queue so you can load it later.

Search

Find music fast with keyboard-driven search.

How do I search for songs?

Type your query and press ENTER to search. Navigate results with UP and DOWN arrows. Add a track to your queue with ENTER, SPACE, or RIGHT arrow.

Key Features

Everything you need for accessible music streaming

ARIA Live Regions

Screen-reader announcements for search results, queue changes, and playback status — so you always know what's happening.

Full Keyboard Navigation

Every function is mapped to a keyboard shortcut. No mouse required — from searching to saving your queue.

Persistent Queue

Save your queue with CTRL+S and load it anytime. Your playlist survives between sessions.

Shuffle Mode

Mix up your queue for varied listening. Toggle shuffle on and off from the Your Queue panel.

YouTube-Powered

Search across YouTube's vast music catalog. Queue Music acts as an accessible layer on top of YouTube's video library.

Configuration Options

Adjust settings to match your needs. The player includes configurable ARIA attributes and playback preferences.

Getting Started

Start streaming in four steps

Queue Music is straightforward — here's how to begin.

01

Open Queue Music

Load the application in your browser. The three-panel layout appears: Song Search, Your Queue, and Now Playing.

No installation needed
02

Search for music

Type an artist or song into the search box and press ENTER. Browse results with UP and DOWN arrows.

Keyboard-driven search
03

Build your queue

Press ENTER, SPACE, or RIGHT arrow on any search result to add it to your queue. Use Shuffle to mix the order.

CTRL+S to save
04

Control playback

Use CTRL+SPACE to play/pause, CTRL+M to mute, and CTRL+RIGHT/LEFT to skip tracks. All from the keyboard.

Full keyboard control

Learn More

Ready to explore the full set of keyboard commands?

The Help page documents every shortcut — from search navigation and queue management to playback controls and toolbar operation.

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Complete keyboard reference · ARIA Live Region documentation · Toolbar navigation