FreeTube is an open source YouTube app for privacy

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GitHub - FreeTubeApp/FreeTube: An Open Source YouTube app for privacy
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I'm usually against standalone apps for websites, but YouTube is one I definitely use enough to justify it, and Google seems intent on making the experience as miserable as possible. I use LibRedirect to send my browser to Piped instances, but FreeTube is much better for keeping track of my subscriptions.

shame it's Electron based. I'm gonna stick with Piped in my browser instead of installing a Chrome tab.

Gonna try this. Know anything similar for mobile (iOS) or Apple TV?

There is yatte for iOS.

It is in appstore or test flight(recommending that version).

It is great but it relies on the piped/invidious so your mileage will vary depending on the instance you select.

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Am I missing something or are all video resolutions limited to 1080p?

wow its amazing how many Operating Systems Freetube supports. I tried AppImage on Linux Mint. Download. Set execution bit. Starting. Start Watching! Amazing!

It is slow

Try a different invidious instance. The one that it defaulted to might be overloaded. It's works great. I'm loving it.