Alternatives to NewPipe
Watch supported streaming services through an Android client. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
NewPipe
Watch supported streaming services through an Android client.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as NewPipe.
Grayjay
An Android video app that gathers creators from YouTube and other platforms into one feed.
Grayjay is a free Android app that gathers creators from YouTube and other platforms into one feed with live chat, but it is closed source and depends on plugins.
Yattee
A privacy-oriented video player for iOS, tvOS and macOS that works with Invidious and Piped.
Yattee watches YouTube through Invidious or Piped with native apps for iOS, tvOS and macOS, so it moves from Android to Apple devices.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
YouTube Music
Google’s music streaming service with official songs, music videos, live performances and covers, free with ads or ad-free with Premium.
mpv-android
A video player for Android built on libmpv, with gesture controls and advanced subtitle support.
Just Player
A lightweight open-source Android video player built on Media3, formerly ExoPlayer.
Video Speed Controller
A browser extension that adds keyboard shortcuts to speed up, slow down and rewind HTML5 video.
VLC media player
A free player that opens almost any video or audio file, disc or stream without installing a codec pack.
Spotube
Music streaming player that pulls metadata and playlists through community plugins.
