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Invidious is a third-party frontend (you can self-host) that solves this problem: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious https://github.com/iv-org/invidious As a
by Nextgrid 3y ago
Invidious is a third-party frontend (you can self-host) that solves this problem: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious https://github.com/iv-org/invidious
As a bonus, it is super fast because it doesn't have to justify the salaries of dozens (hundreds?) of frontend developers and can get away with server-side-rendered HTML and minimal amounts of Javascript.
- reaperman 3y agoDoes YouTube get any money from this for their infrastructure costs?
- LeoPanthera 3y agoI think you can be pretty sure that if Google doubles down on this, third party clients (as well as downloaders like yt-dlp) will stop working.
- alwayslikethis 3y agoNot so fast, at least. IIRC youtube have contracts to keep API stable for a number of years for TV applications.
- probably_wrong 3y agoThis has already started, as I found out when my plugin for OSMC stopped working. Here's what YouTube has to say about apps: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12318250?hl=en https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12318250?hl=en Of course, this cat-and-mouse game has been going on since forever, so I wonder if the next step will be downloading ads and then not showing them.
- RadiozRadioz 3y agoYour bonus is my primary reason for using the service. Invidious, old.reddit.com, Gmail HTML Mode, are perfect examples of the great user experiences we've lost in the pursuit for New Shiny. Directly comparable with their "modern" counterparts. It would be nice if websites started to offer a cut-down version as an option, especially for users in 3rd world countries.
- overengineer 3y agoIs there a browser extension to switch to lightweight versions of web apps like these?
- asdfman123 3y agoThe reddit redesign was just downright horrible and for some reason it’s stayed and we all have to live with it.
- MaxikCZ 3y agoYou can set to use old.reddit.com in account preferences, and I haven't seen new redesign since I reinstalled windows. That being said, the day the redesign gets pushed off, thats the day I stop using reddit.
- littlestymaar 3y agoold.reddit.com works very poorly on mobile. There used to be i.reddit.com, for that purpose, but they removed it a month ago or so… I wonder how long old.reddit.com will remain.
- alwayslikethis 3y agoAnother alternative is Piped. https://piped.kavin.rocks https://piped.kavin.rocks. Comes with sponsorblock in addition to not showing ads. For Android users, use Youtube ReVanced if you want algorithm recommendations, NewPipe if not.
- jay3ss 3y agoNewPipe is great. I haven't tried ReVanced in a few months because it was a bit buggy. Has it improved?
- MaxikCZ 3y agoBeen using revanced (and just vanced) for years and never encountered a bug. What problems have you had?
- unstuck3958 3y agoPiped works great! However it is let down by the (IMO) poor UX design. I would love for some graphics designer to step-in a create more usable CSS stylesheets for it.
- robertoandred 3y agoSeems pretty slow actually. Also the search is poor, the player is buggy, and some videos wouldn’t play at all because of format issues.