this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2023
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Never heard of this, does it work on desktop? NewPipe is my go to on my phone, but some content I need a large screen to watch

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

For Desktop, you can use FreeTube

  • Private viewing by default
  • Supports all platforms (Yey Linux)
  • No ads
  • Can create seperate profiles (Helps me with productivity)
  • Download the video is required

Only downside

  • Can't comment on the videos
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well thank you! I'll look into it. Great timing 👍

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You can also look into invidious instances, if you want to avoid downloading an app.

https://invidious.io/

EDIT: Or piped, https://piped.video/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Oh more options, thanks! Would you know if watching videos through any of these adds to the official video watch count? It would be nice to still contribute to the engagement metrics for some of the desktop content I watch

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

You can't use ReVanced on desktop. I was mostly being sarcastic and saying everyone would just start watching on their phones. But I do most of my YouTube viewing on mobile anyway, so if I started getting hit with this, this is literally what I would do.