Tuba - energy saving application for YouTube

I, like many others, I like to watch videos on YouTube. The most popular video hosting contains a huge number of different video. Of course, a clear majority - full of trash, but nevertheless there are also very decent channels. Mobile Platform client has been around a long time, but for Google desktop and laptop is in no hurry to make a separate application. But third-party developers are not averse to show their vision of such an application.

Tuba - the client to view YouTube videos. Actually, there is nothing to add here and let's look at its strengths and weaknesses. And I'll tell you why they use it.

We all know, Flash is very voracious and sometimes can load the processor so that the coolers will make a noise, like a game of Battlefield 4. Due to the fact that in Tuba built a player, on the system load is reduced to a minimum. This implies and has two advantages: first, you do not need to install a Flash-player in the system, and secondly, due to the lower load uses less battery power. Even though in the latest Apple laptops installed processors Hasswell, and OS X itself is greatly optimized for longer battery life, the only one of his YouTube and a few spots are quite capable of it quickly discharge. So if you take your laptop with you, leave the charger at home and going at this time to use a popular video sharing, - Tuba client very well save your battery charge.

Also, I can not mention, and video loading speed. In my subjective opinion, the video is downloaded by 20-30 percent faster. The developers claim that this figure should be as low as 50, but obviously they are cunning. Due to which there is uncertain increase in speed, but he definitely is.
Naturally, when viewing video access to all main functions: quality of the videos that you subscribe to channels, the possibility of commenting and more.

Another plus is that developers call - a competent placement of content. Yes, indeed, it is quite useful when displaying a preview of the rollers. They are located around the window in several rows and columns, depending on the size of the window. After YouTube redesigned interface for the last time, this created some inconveniences when you select a video to view. The Tuba all videos lined up evenly, so there is no need for a long time to scroll down to find the most suitable for viewing movies.
And, of course, once the client is an unofficial (although the application itself is available in the Mac App Store), the annoying advertising and it also is not. How to react to this Google - is not yet clear, and it is worth to think about it?

And now the cons. There are not many, but they are still there.
First, a list of categories. I do not know whether you use them or not, but in Tuba it is sufficiently small in comparison with the version of the browser. Add or remove categories as there is no way.
Secondly, there is no search in full-screen mode. I often use the application in this form, and very disappointing when you want to find any video, and thus it is necessary to minimize the application of standard sizes.

Well and thirdly, not all immediately clear how to log in with your account. In the main window, there is no data entry fields or input buttons. To log in, you need to select the top menu Tuba tab, and then place Login / Switch YouTube Account. You open the YouTube web form where you can enter your data and allow the application to access your account. But it is rather a small niggle than a significant disadvantage.

Nevertheless, even cons may outweigh the pros application. Especially when it allows you to save precious minutes / hours of battery life.

And you use you any applications of this kind? If so, what? Share in the comments.