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Grayjay vs Piped: catalog facts
Grayjay	Piped
Free Free to download from the Grayjay website and Google Play.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL.
Android	Web, Self-hosted
One feed for subscriptions across several video platforms Imports subscriptions and playlists from supported sources	Optional stream proxying hides the viewer from YouTube entirely SponsorBlock and subscriptions without any account
Depends on plugins that can break when platforms change Research only shows an Android version	Proxying costs the instance operator significant bandwidth Public instances are often rate limited
Downloadable app	Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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