YouTube is a great service but its cluttered user interface leaves a lot to be desired. Minitube is a solid open source YouTube viewing client that gives users a way to search and watch videos without all the visual distractions.

Once installed, just fire up the app and type in a keyword. Minitube pulls up a list of all relevant URLs along with thumbnail images and plays them one after the other. Handy controls at the top of the screen let you quickly pause, play or skip videos. There's even a button to toggle HD on and off.

My only quibble with Minitube in the inability to delete recent keyword searches.

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