Alternatives to Piped

YouTube front end that proxies streams so Google never sees your address. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Piped.

  • Invidious

    Self-hostable YouTube front end with subscriptions and no account.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Invidious is also an AGPL-3.0 self-hostable YouTube front end with subscriptions and per-channel RSS, though public instances are often rate limited by YouTube.

  • FreeTube

    Desktop YouTube client that keeps subscriptions and history locally.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    FreeTube is a desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux that stores subscriptions locally and includes SponsorBlock, with no server instance to run.

  • LibreTube

    Android YouTube front end that needs no Google Play Services.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    LibreTube is an Android app that uses Piped instances underneath, adding background playback without Google Play Services or an account.

  • Yattee

    A privacy-oriented video player for iOS, tvOS and macOS that works with Invidious and Piped.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSiOS

    Yattee is a native player for iOS, tvOS and macOS that plays YouTube through Invidious or Piped instances, so it depends on those instances working.

  • Grayjay

    An Android video app that gathers creators from YouTube and other platforms into one feed.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    Grayjay is an Android app that merges creators from YouTube and other platforms into one feed, but it is not open source and depends on plugins.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Piped as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Materialious

    A Material Design front end for YouTube and Invidious on web, desktop, Android and Android TV.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidWebSelf-hosted

    Piped is a web front end that can proxy streams so YouTube never sees your address, with SponsorBlock built in, but public instances are often rate limited.

  • PipePipe

    An open-source Android app for watching YouTube, BiliBili and other video sites without a Google account.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Piped is a self-hostable web front end that can proxy YouTube streams to hide your address, with SponsorBlock, but no native Android app.

  • Tubo

    A self-hostable web front end that brings the NewPipe streaming experience to the browser.

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    Piped is an AGPL-licensed YouTube front end that can proxy streams to hide viewers from YouTube, at the cost of heavy bandwidth use for instance operators.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.