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Versatile and convenient YT client? (lemmy.ml)
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I'm on Linux mint, and I've been wanting to reorganize and clean out my online footprint for a while now, starting with Youtube. I realized that a very useful way to do this would be by compartmentalizing my youtube activity. This would have the additional benefit of each "compartment" having a very specific algorithmic "identity" on YT's backend, so i'd likely only get recommendations directly related to the niche of the channel, both reducing distractions and increasing gems being recommended.

So, I need a YT client with the following features:

  1. runs on Mint
  2. Convenient as a daily-driver
  3. easy and safe to switch between different accounts
  4. preferably FOSS
  5. if it had a mobile version, that'd be great. But I'm not naive enough to believe that such a convenient thing would ever happen.

I'd love to hear from you!

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[–] ipacialsection@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm aware of FreeTube and PlasmaTube, which IIRC both require an Invidious instance. There was something called SMTube in the past, not sure if it still exists.

Nothing I'm aware of has both desktop and mobile version, but if anything there are more options for mobile YouTube clients; try NewPipe or Clipious.

Edit: SMTube does still exist. It does not require Invidious, but it does use tonvid.com.

[–] meiko60@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Freetube is good. But, Plasmatube is broken (cannot load videos).