Last updated: November 11, 2026
Like The Fish’s Crossfader (“the app”) is a free Windows app made by Nathan Salmon (likethefish.ca). It plays YouTube playlists one after another with crossfades. This policy explains what the app does with information.
YouTube API Services
The app uses YouTube API Services: videos play in YouTube’s own embedded player. By using the app you agree to the YouTube Terms of Service. Google’s collection and use of data through the YouTube player is covered by the Google Privacy Policy. The app is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by YouTube or Google.
What the app stores, and where
Everything stays on your own computer:
- your settings (crossfade length, fonts, display options, and so on);
- My playlists — the playlist links you’ve played or saved, and the names shown for them;
- a cache of song facts it has looked up, and a log file used to troubleshoot problems.
YouTube’s player may also store cookies and similar data on your computer, as described in the Google Privacy Policy. The app has no accounts, no ads and no analytics of its own, and the author receives none of this data.
What the app sends to other services
To do its job, the app sends limited information to these services:
- YouTube / Google — playlist and video IDs, to play videos, read playlist names and video shapes (oEmbed), and show thumbnails.
- SponsorBlock (sponsor.ajay.app) — the first characters of a scrambled (hashed) video ID, to find intros, outros and talking parts to skip.
- MusicBrainz (musicbrainz.org) — song and artist names, to find the year a song came out.
- Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) — song, artist and year names, to show “Did you know?” facts.
- likethefish.ca — a request for a small version file, to tell you when a new version is available.
No personal information (name, email, YouTube account) is sent by the app. Each service handles requests under its own privacy policy.
Your choices
- Turn off song facts or SponsorBlock skipping in the app’s settings.
- Remove playlists from My playlists at any time.
- To delete everything the app has stored, uninstall it and delete the folder
%APPDATA%\Like The Fish's Crossfader. - To manage data held by Google, visit Google’s security settings.
Children
The app is not directed at children under 13.
Changes and contact
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date. Questions: contact Nathan Salmon through likethefish.ca.
