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

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