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Re: Show HN: Tube – Minimalist YouTube

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Post by madamelic »

Hey all!

I tossed this together because I had trouble with YouTube and its rabbit hole. I wanted a way to still watch my favorite people without a lot of noise + distraction. I also use YouTube for live music while working (which is an issue if I get distracted by a neat looking video)

So I made Tube. It is just a search box and it shows you the top few results, you click on one and all you get is the player.

Let me know what you think. This is the first time I'm showing it off so there is likely still some rough edges! :)

Re: Show HN: Tube – Minimalist YouTube

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Post by mariedm »

madamelic wrote: post #2

Hey all! I tossed this together because I had trouble with YouTube and its rabbit hole. I wanted a way to still watch my favorite people without a lot of noise + distraction. I also use YouTube for live music while working (which is an issue if I get distracted by a neat looking video) So I made Tube. It is just a search box and it shows you the top few results, you click on one and all you get is the player. Let me…

First, I'm probably not the only one but I find ads really annoying. Also, I always find myself spending so much time on Youtube when I was just coming for one video, that can be problematic. I think Tube is simple but effective.

Re: Show HN: Tube – Minimalist YouTube

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Post by laylomo »

madamelic wrote: post #2

Hey all! I tossed this together because I had trouble with YouTube and its rabbit hole. I wanted a way to still watch my favorite people without a lot of noise + distraction. I also use YouTube for live music while working (which is an issue if I get distracted by a neat looking video) So I made Tube. It is just a search box and it shows you the top few results, you click on one and all you get is the player. Let me…

This is awesome! Is the code available as open source anywhere? I might be interested in making my own personal deployment because I think youtube is far too distracting

Re: Show HN: Tube – Minimalist YouTube

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Post by JosefStoolen »

madamelic wrote: post #2

Hey all! I tossed this together because I had trouble with YouTube and its rabbit hole. I wanted a way to still watch my favorite people without a lot of noise + distraction. I also use YouTube for live music while working (which is an issue if I get distracted by a neat looking video) So I made Tube. It is just a search box and it shows you the top few results, you click on one and all you get is the player. Let me…

This is the best software ever written. Salut.

Re: Show HN: Tube – Minimalist YouTube

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Post by madamelic »

laylomo wrote: post #4
madamelic wrote: post #2

Hey all! I tossed this together because I had trouble with YouTube and its rabbit hole. I wanted a way to still watch my favorite people without a lot of noise + distraction. I also use YouTube for live music while working (which is an issue if I get distracted by a neat looking video) So I made Tube. It is just a search box and it shows you the top few results, you click on one and all you get is the player. Let me…

This is awesome! Is the code available as open source anywhere? I might be interested in making my own personal deployment because I think youtube is far too distracting

Oh! Yeah, I can totally do that tonight. I'll link it (I have to remove a key from the code... oooops. :))

Re: Show HN: Tube – Minimalist YouTube

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Post by madamelic »

JosefStoolen wrote: post #5
madamelic wrote: post #2

Hey all! I tossed this together because I had trouble with YouTube and its rabbit hole. I wanted a way to still watch my favorite people without a lot of noise + distraction. I also use YouTube for live music while working (which is an issue if I get distracted by a neat looking video) So I made Tube. It is just a search box and it shows you the top few results, you click on one and all you get is the player. Let me…

This is the best software ever written. Salut.

Aww, thanks! :)

Re: Show HN: Tube – Minimalist YouTube

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Post by madamelic »

mariedm wrote: post #3
madamelic wrote: post #2

Hey all! I tossed this together because I had trouble with YouTube and its rabbit hole. I wanted a way to still watch my favorite people without a lot of noise + distraction. I also use YouTube for live music while working (which is an issue if I get distracted by a neat looking video) So I made Tube. It is just a search box and it shows you the top few results, you click on one and all you get is the player. Let me…

First, I'm probably not the only one but I find ads really annoying. Also, I always find myself spending so much time on Youtube when I was just coming for one video, that can be problematic. I think Tube is simple but effective.

Unfortunately, it won't filter out pre-roll ads, but there is always YouTube Red, if you dislike ads and don't hate Google.
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