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Versatile and convenient YT client? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm on Linux mint, and I've been wanting to reorganize and clean out my online footprint for a while now, starting with Youtube. I realized that a very useful way to do this would be by compartmentalizing my youtube activity. This would have the additional benefit of each "compartment" having a very specific algorithmic "identity" on YT's backend, so i'd likely only get recommendations directly related to the niche of the channel, both reducing distractions and increasing gems being recommended.

So, I need a YT client with the following features:

runs on Mint
Convenient as a daily-driver
easy and safe to switch between different accounts
preferably FOSS
if it had a mobile version, that'd be great. But I'm not naive enough to believe that such a convenient thing would ever happen.

I'd love to hear from you!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I use freetube, https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube

I don't think it has a mobile version

It might not quite be what you want because it doesn't rely on YouTube's algorithm at all. You subscribe to channels and freetube will show you videos from those channels. Well I guess you can view trending videos and such but it isn't personalized.

One downside is I find it difficult to discover new channels because there is no algorithm recommending stuff. Watching a video and then looking at the 'up next' list is helpful though.