It’s a client for following creators across platforms while the user retains control. YouTube is one of the platforms Grayjay can access but you don’t have to let YouTube play adverts, track you, etc. It lets users turn the screen off and keep playing audio, bypass intros or sponsored ads, download whole videos, and other quality of life features.
You can also avoid YouTube entirely and only stream from PeerTube, NewPipe, SoundCloud, etc. You just tap the plugins you want and it respects your choices.
It’s still under active development during an ongoing arms race with YouTube but I’ve been using it for over a year and have only encountered two bugs that kept me from using it. It’s been a refreshing experience overall and I find myself watching more of the stuff I care about, more meaningfully supporting the artists I care about, and disallowing Google to abuse those interactions.
I’m not affiliated with them in any way. Just a happy convert.
We need to get off YouTube’s monopolistic dick
Agreed. Check out Grayjay: https://grayjay.app/ https://gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay
It’s a client for following creators across platforms while the user retains control. YouTube is one of the platforms Grayjay can access but you don’t have to let YouTube play adverts, track you, etc. It lets users turn the screen off and keep playing audio, bypass intros or sponsored ads, download whole videos, and other quality of life features.
You can also avoid YouTube entirely and only stream from PeerTube, NewPipe, SoundCloud, etc. You just tap the plugins you want and it respects your choices.
It’s still under active development during an ongoing arms race with YouTube but I’ve been using it for over a year and have only encountered two bugs that kept me from using it. It’s been a refreshing experience overall and I find myself watching more of the stuff I care about, more meaningfully supporting the artists I care about, and disallowing Google to abuse those interactions.
I’m not affiliated with them in any way. Just a happy convert.