Auto-flattr songs as you listen to them

Even though me and Kalle are programmers here at Youtify, we constantly think about the music industry and how music artists should get paid. That's why we integrated Flattr about a year ago.

For you who don't know, Flattr is a microdonation service that makes it easy to support online creators with as much money as you want. Sort of like a tip-jar for the internet. If you've been using Youtify, you've probably seen the "Flattr buttons" next to some tracks.

As we work hard on keeping Youtify's interface clean, we never liked having to fit in the Flattr buttons, and as users of our own service, we never liked having to constantly ask ourselves the question if the songs were "worth" flattring.

So today, we launch v2 of our Flattr integration. This is a complete revamp where we have removed all Flattr buttons from the interface and instead added the ability to automatically flattr songs as you listen to them. If you have already connected a Flattr account, you need to go to the Youtify settings panel and activate this feature.

I want to support music artists! How do I set up a Flattr connection?

1. Create a Flattr account and add money to it.
2. Log in to Youtify, click "Settings", locate the "Flattr" section and press "Connect".
3. You are done! Now you will make a small Flattr donation each time you have listened through a song.

Will this ruin me if I forget about it and listen to music all month?

No! This is the beauty of Flattr: you select a monthly budget, and at the end of the month this money is split among the creators you "flattred".

Which songs can be flattred?

For YouTube and Official.fm, the videos/tracks must be registered with Flattr. For SoundCloud, all tracks can be flattred. If the uploader has not connected their SoundCloud account to Flattr yet, the donation will be in a pending state.

I'm having a party and I don't want to flattr all music that will be playing!

Go to settings and disable the auto-flattr feature. Remember to turn it back on after the party is over!

How will you further develop the Flattr integration?

We already have plans for more improvements regarding this feature. If you have ideas, you are welcome to create issues on our GitHub page. Thanks!