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.

  • @[email protected]
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    Libretube seems to almost never work for me no matter what instance i try.
    Also worth adding Smarttube for AndroidTV

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    If LibreTube is not working for you (the reader, not OP), enable HLS here:
    3 dots > Settings > Audio and video > Use HLS

    See this.

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    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.

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      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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        Totally understandable. I mean, it’s still in alpha and yes I do encounter bugs sometimes. I honestly just use it because I can have my feed in grayjay as well.

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

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      51 year ago

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

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    51 year ago

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

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    81 year 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

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    21 year ago

    But it’s still going to Google’s server this traffic. I’d like something that is not YouTube but then there are no creators on these other places. Maybe I’ll buy one of those nebula/floatplane stuff?

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    Piped also has support for accounts and LibreTube supports that too. Really nice to have your subscriptions and playlists synchronized between your devices.

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    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.

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          11 year ago

          Yeah, just OSS. Which is fine by me, frankly. In a capitalist system there are very few ways to make FOSS soft compete with closed source/proprietary. One way is to convince people to buy the soft. Another is to get industry funding. Blender is one of the best examples of this. But Grayjay can’t use the Blender model because the biggest player in the industry (Youtube) has a vested interest in keeping the app from being developed.

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            One way is to convince people to buy the soft.

            Grayjay and other Futo apps are not really paid software, it’s more like a donation. No reason not to use a FOSS license.

            But Grayjay can’t use the Blender model because the biggest player in the industry (Youtube) has a vested interest in keeping the app from being developed.

            What does that have to do with the licensing? The restrictive definitely won’t stop Google from trying to shut the app down. Selling the app actually makes it harder to prevent it from being shut down. Google can now argue in court that Futo tries to make money from selling this app, that uses the YouTube API without authorization.
            There’s a very easy solution to this problem: Just make it FOSS like every other god damn alternative YouTube client, put the GPL on it and treat donations like donations, instead of “selling” the app and generating revenue (which can and likely will be used against them).

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              11 year ago

              Rossmann and Futo have explicitly stated that purchasing their soft is a purchase, not a donation.

              Furthermore, Grayjay does not use the Youtube API and so Google has no ground to stand on.

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                Rossmann and Futo have explicitly stated that purchasing their soft is a purchase, not a donation.

                Exactly. That’s the issue. Selling software means generating revenue, thus Grayjay is a commercial product. That’s exactly what YouTube Vanced was shut down for. Generating revenue from accessing YouTube in an unauthorized manner. Grayjay does use the YouTube API, but not the official one. YouTube has 2 sets of APIs. The official one with clear terms and conditions, which is only accessible with an API token, and the unofficial one, which is for example used in the YouTube mobile app. There is no official documentation on this API, and it was only discovered through reverse engineering. YouTube doesn’t allow using this API from an unofficial client (they’re not that strict about it, but nonetheless, it’s technically forbidden, as the APi is not meant for public usage).

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                  Unless they were to stick a TOS, usage agreement, or API key requirement on Innertube then anyone’s free to use it however they like. Legally, Grayjay is in the clear here. And practically they’re fine as well since altering Innertube to block Grayjay would mean that Google would have to alter their in house processes and that costs money.

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          51 year ago

          Web Video Caster can cast to a large number of devices, Chromecast included. It has a lot of companion apps too on several smart TV platforms, all for the sake of getting your media played back on another device.

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    I know this is /c/android but semi related for desktop I’ve been using and loving Freetube for a good while now.

    Make sure you go through all the settings though (like sponsorblock), I recommend base theme “catppuccin mocha” btw

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      NewPipe subscriptions can also be imported into Free tube to get it in sync with your phone subscriptions.

      Be sure to use NewPipe with sponsor block (forked project). Although this had been giving me trouble and there’s another fork called Tubular that works great.

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    61 year 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.

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      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.

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        You mean I finally have a way to watch Youtube in my Samsung TV without ads??? Ooooo I know what I’m doing tonight!

        edit: naaah it won’t run on my raspberry :(

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        61 year 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.