NewPipe
Lightweight YouTube experience for Android
NewPipe is a free and open source Android app for watching and listening to online video and audio without ads and without proprietary Google APIs. It stores data locally on the device and lets users control what is kept, addressing privacy and data-use concerns while offering background and popup playback, offline downloads, subscriptions, playlists, bookmarks and history.
It supports YouTube, PeerTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp and media.ccc.de, with additional PeerTube instances addable by the user. Offline downloads can be configured by title, format, resolution and by choosing video, audio or captions; subscriptions and playlists can be imported and exported across devices. The app runs on Android 6 and later and is distributed as an APK and through F-Droid, including a dedicated F-Droid repository for faster updates. It is released under the GPL 3.0 license and is available at no cost, with donation options supporting development.
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