this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2024
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[–] [email protected] 76 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (5 children)

Friends don't let friends deal with YouTube's website.
NewPipe
FreeTube

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

FreeTube breaks regularly and doesn't have support for higher resolutions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

Don't forget Smarttube

[–] [email protected] 8 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

PipePipe in case NewPipe can't load the video because it requires sign in

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago

There is no option to sign in on NewPipe. NewPipe works perfectly for me for years now. I even use the Sponsorblock Fork to skip the sponsored segments from the Video Creators

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

Well, down the list we go...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Also relevant:

  • alternate frontends (e.g. Invidious and Piped)
  • yt-dlp🔗 (youtube downloader, can also be used to stream videos into players like mpv)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

All the piped instances appear to be down, unless Im missing something

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Self-Hosting is the only option right now.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 21 hours ago

we’re all friends here