NewPipe is turning 10
32 points by two
32 points by two
Newpipe and forks is the only way I consume YouTube on my phone. The website and the official YT app are unfathomably noisy and obtrusive.
I've been using Newpipe for years now, never even opened the offical YT app until a few days ago because I needed to test something. Dear lord how bad it is, how much garbage they push to the front screen and how slow it is. I noped out after my tests, removed the official YT app again and continued using Newpipe.
Since a couple months I've switched to using a combination of Tubular (Newpipe with Sponsorblock) for feeds & live video, as well as YTDLnis for actually downloading Podcasts / Talks. YTDLnis allows me to select the low-bitrate DRC audio which for me is the perfect combination in storage size + network data, loudness normalization and having sponsors removed.
Awesome project I use regularly… at least with PipePipe (a fork with SponsorBlock). I am shocked it’s this old tho!