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LibreTube - uses Piped as video source by default. Subscriptions and playlists can be created, all without actually interacting with YouTube.

Clipious - uses Invidious as the video source. Also allows for subscribing and accounts. Lesser known client

NewPipe - Gets the source directly from YT. Allows for subscribing and creating playlists

Additionally, there's also ReVanced that lets you patch the regular YT app to include useful features.

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[-] [email protected] 73 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'll add these to the list if you don't mind:

  1. GrayJay for Android
  2. FreeTube for desktop and also works on Android.
  3. SmartTube for your Amazon fireTV and Google tvs and the likes
  4. NewPipe for Android.
[-] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago

Grayjay is propertiary. Just giving a heads up

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[-] med 18 points 1 month ago

Newpipe has to be the choice for android. Also, Tubular is a pretty neat fork that adds sponsorblock and return youtube dislike

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

FreeTube on Android? Where do I find that?

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

FreeTube Cordova it is called

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I think I've seen it on f-droid before

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[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I also want to drop Grayjay in here. It supports YouTube and can also be used to view other platforms like Twitch, Odysee, PeerTube, etc. It uses plugins, so you can develop a plugin for the video platform you want to be able to use in Grayjay. Grayjay also has this Polycentric "decentralized" database so that you can comment and like the videos in those aforementioned platforms.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

It's good and everything (although it was a bit rough around the edges here and there), but is a no-go for me personally, unless they've changed their license. When I last checked it wad not open source, but merely source available since the license basically said you're not allowed to modify the source code period. AGPL would've been a far better choice

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[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

I use Tubular. It's a fork of newpipe that has sponsor block.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Anyone know of something for Windows or Linux like grayjay that access multiple platforms?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

They're working on a desktop app. But otherwise, no.

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[-] Trollivier 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

All I want is an ad-free YouTube app that lets me cast on Chromecast directly.

So far nothing worked properly. Any ideas? I'm using a Pixel 4A.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Grayjay, it has all those features.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Revanced casting doesn't work for me

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[-] Trollivier 4 points 1 month ago

I tried, it worked locally but I couldn't cast on Chromecast

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've been using pipe-viewer (formerly/alternatively youtube-viewer) for years. It's an extremely minimal yet feature-rich and customizable perl youtube client, designed to be used without a google api key (If you want to use an account, use youtube-viewer instead). No other client I've tried comes close in my experience (I've tried Freetube (bloated), Minitube (buggy, feature incomplete, uses embedded player), Newpipe (restricted to android)).

Also works great on mobile, and can be used with a Gtk-perl client for people who want a graphical client. It can also be used with any native video player, like mpv or mplayer (and adding an unsupported player is trivial in the config).

Demo:

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There's also invidtui, which uses the Invidious API. You can simply use it with your favorite video player (e.g. mpv or VLC). Invidious is also very light on resources, so you could host your own instance. Even locally on your machine using Docker. Or go with youtube-local.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

youtube.com + firefox android/fennec + ublock origin + sponsorblock

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A textfile with channel urls + a yt-dlp script + a self hosted jellyfin servers.

Saves on bandwidth too, you only download once and can keep your favorites saved offline as long as you have storage space.

I do run my own invidious client too for video searches and “filler” channels you watch selectively.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Oooh... I'd love a YouTube integration with jellyfin.

Tell me more.

I'd love the features of a podcast app but for YouTube creators I follow.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Look into TubeArchivist! It has a companion plugin for Jellyfin support

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Using Tubular, which is a fork of newpipe with sponsorblock integration. It's a bit buggy but I like not having to skip every sponsor

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Wait, revanced works again?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Yes! Installing the latest version of microG from ReVanced's github and repatching the app did the trick when it stopped working a couple months ago

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

My god, I am in tears. Praise the lords of FOSS.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Sure does. I've been using it for a few months.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I'll also plug SmartTube, an Android TV app that has many of the more widely-used functions ReVanced has (blocks ads, supports SponsorBlock, etc.) among other things.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

This was me when Invidious and Piped were being attacked by Youtube and Newpipe had a hiatus.

Tubular is a Newpipe fork with Sponsor Block integrated for anyone interested.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Ty, the pack ia called Arcticons if you want to test it.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I would use Libretube, but it simply doesn't work on my phone. On PC I always use piped.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Try enabling "Use HLS" inside:
3 dots > Settings > Audio and video

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm having great time with FreeTube Cordova lately, you have to setup the UI initially, understanding its limit for mobile, but it works very well.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Libretube seems to almost never work for me no matter what instance i try.
Also worth adding Smarttube for AndroidTV

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

LibreTube is OP but Piped is a joke. Disable that shit.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Still in development but Lighttube seems interesting and uses its own backend.

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