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De-Shittify your YouTube Experience with FreeTube (freetubeapp.io)

submitted 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) by Novocirab@feddit.org to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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FreeTube is an open-source standalone YouTube client that gives you control over what to see and what not to see on YouTube. Among my my favourite features are:

No Ads
Checkboxes to eliminate common distractions, e.g. Shorts, Trends, Live chat, Recommendations, Comments
Word filters and channel filters
Integrated SponsorBlock and DeArrow
History and subscriptions are saved locally, away from Google's prying eyes
Easy download of videos, e.g. for securing videos or re-uploading them to a PeerTube instance (of course, only if it's legal in your jurisdiction)

If you're a parent, know that FreeTube also has several child safety features.

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[–] kixik@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 hours ago

I've been a long term freetube user, but lately I'm finding pipeline built locally through AUR, formerly known as feetuber, a much better experience at least for me. I've set it up to use ytdlp and mpv all the time, so I don't care about Piped sites. It supports Peertube already, and it's way light, at least with mpv playing it is