Alternatives to Yattee

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

  • FreeTube

    Desktop YouTube client that keeps subscriptions and history locally.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    FreeTube is an AGPL desktop client for Windows, macOS and Linux that keeps subscriptions locally and includes SponsorBlock, with no iOS or tvOS app.

  • Materialious

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

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidWebSelf-hosted

    Materialious offers a Material Design front end on web, desktop, Android and Android TV using Invidious, rather than native Apple apps.

  • Invidious

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

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Invidious is a web front end you can self-host, used in a browser rather than a native Apple app, with subscriptions and per-channel RSS.

  • Piped

    YouTube front end that proxies streams so Google never sees your address.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Piped is a web front end that can proxy streams to hide you from YouTube, running in a browser rather than as a native Apple app.

  • LibreTube

    Android YouTube front end that needs no Google Play Services.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    LibreTube is a GPL Android app built on Piped with background playback and SponsorBlock, so it moves you off Apple devices to Android.

  • PipePipe

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

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    PipePipe is an open-source Android app covering YouTube, BiliBili and other sites with SponsorBlock, but it is Android only.

  • Grayjay

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

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    Grayjay gathers creators from several video platforms into one feed but runs only on Android and is not open source.

  • Tubo

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

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    Tubo is a self-hostable web front end with a NewPipe-style experience across several streaming services, used in a browser instead of a native app.

Also worth comparing

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

  • NewPipe

    Watch supported streaming services through an Android client.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    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.