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Re: FreeTube – A Private YouTube Client

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Post by agluszak »

googlryas wrote: post #23
ekianjo wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Private from youtube as in you do not need a Google account

YouTube.com doesn't require an account either. What exactly is this buying us that you don't get from just opening the site in incognito mode?

But without account on youtube.com you cannot subscribe to channels. With FreeTube you can. And also it is open-source[1]

[1] - https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube

Re: FreeTube – A Private YouTube Client

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Post by wolfskaempf »

googlryas wrote: post #23
ekianjo wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Private from youtube as in you do not need a Google account

YouTube.com doesn't require an account either. What exactly is this buying us that you don't get from just opening the site in incognito mode?

You can still subscribe to channels and create playlists. All of this is stored locally without an account.

Re: FreeTube – A Private YouTube Client

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Post by [deleted] »

agluszak wrote: post #31
googlryas wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

YouTube.com doesn't require an account either. What exactly is this buying us that you don't get from just opening the site in incognito mode?

But without account on youtube.com you cannot subscribe to channels. With FreeTube you can. And also it is open-source[1] [1] - https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube

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Re: FreeTube – A Private YouTube Client

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Post by InCityDreams »

colinsane wrote: post #29
sourcecodeplz wrote: post #21

I don't mind Youtube making a profile of me and recommending similar things. But then again I use youtube to watch channels I'm subscribed to and maybe once a week I watch the recommended stuff.

i just find the youtube login process terrible. my browser doesn’t persist cookies, so i have to re-login every day. not problematic for most sites that use a single login form (like HN) and play nice with a password manager. but for Youtube its: 1. go to login page. 2. enter username, hit enter. 3. enter password, hit enter. 4. at the 2FA page hunt for the “other method” option and click it. 5. select “authenticate…

My cookies dont persist. I do steps 1, 2, and 3 - almost daily. And that, to me, is a pain. As you say, "self-inflicted" - i can't help but think of the guy-on-the bicycle-meme. No snark intended, but your steps 4-7 (2fa+) seem remarkably...unnecessary for youtube?

Re: FreeTube – A Private YouTube Client

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Post by MattDemers »

I love Freetube, and try to contribute to people directly if I'm going to use Freetube.

It'll truly become killer when I can save multiple playlists, like I can on Newpipe. Sadly right now you're stuck with one playlist of "Favourites", and then copy-pasting a playlist link from YouTube to queue things up.

Re: FreeTube – A Private YouTube Client

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Post by mirkules »

I use Musi on iOS. Ability to play in the background, save playlists locally, no YouTube ads (just ads on screen in the app while music plays in the background, for non-paid versions), and no link to your YouTube account.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/musi-simple-music-streaming/id...

Re: FreeTube – A Private YouTube Client

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Post by MattDemers »

ekianjo wrote: post #14
europeanguy wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not just RSS? Don't get me wrong, I hate Google's monopoly as much as anyone else, but in this specific case I don't see the benefit of using some app for the subscriptions, vs rss

It goes beyond just feeds

Just to add, Freetube has support for comments, timestamp segments, and other things that goes beyond RSS.

Re: FreeTube – A Private YouTube Client

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Post by squarefoot »

Is there something similar built as Kodi addon? I made heavy use of its YT addon in the past, then a few years ago Google revoked their free API keys so that anyone wanting to watch YouTube videos had to login using their personal API key (which I don't have and don't plan to get) with all privacy implications. I can watch videos on a PC, so why do I have to give my credentials to do the same on Kodi? In both early 2021 and early 2022 I spent hours in bed every day because of severe health issues and being able to watch my favorite channels would have helped a lot to kill that time.

Re: FreeTube – A Private YouTube Client

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Post by ThePowerOfFuet »

InCityDreams wrote: post #34
colinsane wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

i just find the youtube login process terrible. my browser doesn’t persist cookies, so i have to re-login every day. not problematic for most sites that use a single login form (like HN) and play nice with a password manager. but for Youtube its: 1. go to login page. 2. enter username, hit enter. 3. enter password, hit enter. 4. at the 2FA page hunt for the “other method” option and click it. 5. select “authenticate…

My cookies dont persist. I do steps 1, 2, and 3 - almost daily. And that, to me, is a pain. As you say, "self-inflicted" - i can't help but think of the guy-on-the bicycle-meme. No snark intended, but your steps 4-7 (2fa+) seem remarkably...unnecessary for youtube?

It's not just YouTube; they are signing into their Google Account.
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