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

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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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[–] Hellusion@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It's a good piece of software, but it breaks every couple of weeks because youtube is trying to block third party clients and the team behind freetube has to find another way to patch around it.

[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

For the times it is down, the Freetube UI offers an easy way to "open in " or "open embedded player", both of which are much better than dealing with the default youtube UI.

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