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Piped vs Materialious: catalog facts
PipedMaterialious
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL.

Free

Free and open source.

Web, Self-hosted Android, Web, Self-hosted
  • Optional stream proxying hides the viewer from YouTube entirely
  • SponsorBlock and subscriptions without any account
  • Clean Material Design interface
  • Local video fallback when Invidious fails
  • Proxying costs the instance operator significant bandwidth
  • Public instances are often rate limited
  • Relies on Invidious instances, which can be unreliable
  • Access can break when YouTube changes
Self-hosted, Web application Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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