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Decent YouTube client? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by bluestarshield@lemmy.ml to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml

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I'm looking for an app to browse YouTube using multiple accounts. It has to be convenient to switch between multiple accounts, and keep them separate. I've struggled to find a YT client that does this well, most of them seem to advertise "Use YouTube without an account". I'd look on the app store but frankly the play store sketches me the fuck out, even though google has a "moderation system" (we all know how well they keep malware off the platform)

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[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Personally, I really enjoy LibreTube (Website, F-Droid link, GitHub). It is great for privacy as it proxies all traffic to YouTube through a Piped instance meaning you don't have to connect to YouTube servers and your identity won't be exposed to Google.

NewPipe (Website, F-Droid link, GitHub) is another good option, but it makes direct requests to YouTube. There are also forks of NewPipe like NewPipe x SponsorBlock (IzzyOnDroid link) which just adds a SponsorBlock integration and there is BraveNewPipe which has support for more video streaming plattforms.

Clipious (F-Droid, GitHub) is a pretty new app that uses the Invidious API to privately pull content from YouTube. I haven't tried it out though.