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For anybody looking to replace YouTube with a frontend (or switch from one frontend to another), here's a quick pretty long tutorial (with visuals)! β¬οΈ
If you're switching frontends or don't care about exporting your subscriptions, then you can skip to the Picking A Frontend section.
Leaving YouTube
Leaving YouTube behind sucks because you lose all your subscriptions. But it doesn't have to suck because there's a way to export those, actually!
Google Takeout is a service Google offers that allows you to export your data from their sites.
When you open the site, most things will be pre-checked. Hit the "Deselect all" button, as we only need stuff from YouTube. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page, check YouTube, and then click the "All YouTube data included" button.
This will bring up a menu where you can select what exactly you want to download. You can hit the "Deselect all" button at the top of the menu, and then select only subscriptions.
Next, hit the "OK" button at the bottom of the menu, and then click "Next step".
This will bring you to the page where you choose how to receive the file, when/how often to export, the file format, and file size. The default options should work just fine, but you can pick another destination if it's more convenient (Email, Google Drive, DropBox, OneDrive, etc.).
When you're done, click "Create export". Since the amount of data you're exporting is relatively small, it shouldn't take very long to receive the file. Once it arrives, download it to your device, and make note of where you saved it.
You will need to unzip the file once you've downloaded it to access the files inside. Use your file manager to unzip the folder and save it somewhere you'll be able to find it once we get to the Importing Your Data section.
Picking A Frontend
All YouTube frontends have their own pros and cons, so I'll list some of them here and you can decide what's best for your needs.
Desktop App Frontends
FreeTube
FreeTube is basically the best way to watch YouTube on any computer. It's available on Linux, Mac, and Windows. It's quite heavily customizable, and it's the only option I've listed (I believe) that has the option for parental controls and an optional password lock for the settings. It includes SponsorBlock. The feed reload times are pretty short, but the videos take a little longer to load than on some other frontends.
Browser Frontends
Invidious
Invidious currently has three public instances, but it can also be self-hosted (self-hosting is fairly resource intensive and complicated to set up). Each of the public instances are slightly different, so I'll give them their own sections. Instances and backends that are geographically closer to you tend to run better.
inv.nadeko.net β Nadeko is hosted in Chile. Accounts are supported.
yewtu.be β Yewtube is hosted in Germany. It does not allow users to make an account.
invidious.nerdvpn.de β NerdVPN is hosted in Ukraine. Accounts are supported.
The accounts you make on Nadeko and NerdVPN are different accounts and do not sync with each other. Invidious does NOT have SponsorBlock or Return YouTube Dislike. It has basically-instant feed reload times, but videos tend to take longer to load, and they might be at a lower quality and/or buffer frequently. You may also have to switch backends or instances while watching a video if you encounter an error.
Piped
I have not personally used Piped, but it seems fairly similar to Invidious. The main site is piped.video, but this instance is bugged and doesn't allow users to log in or register as of writing this. The only other instance currently up and running seems to be Private Coffee. I was able to register, however I'm getting a "sign in to confirm you're not a bot" error, so I don't know how well videos play. I also can't find an option for importing data. Piped includes SponsorBlock.
iOS Frontends
Unwatched
To be honest, I didn't know there were frontends available for iOS, but I heard this one being recommended, so I checked it out. Unwatched follows the same design structure that most iOS apps do, so it should be pretty intuitive to use if you're already familiar with iOS apps. The UI isn't very customizable, but the experience in general is. Unwatched is JUST a video player, though; you can't create playlists or read comments. The feed and videos load very quickly. Unwatched includes SponsorBlock.
Android Frontends
YouTube Revanced
YouTube Revanced is not actually a frontend, but I'm ignoring that for the sake of simplicity.
Revanced is the closest you'll get to the official YouTube app because it is the official YouTube app, just with fake Premium, SponsorBlock, and Return YouTube Dislike, as well as a lot of other QOL features that can be found in the settings. You can leave comments, post videos, scroll the Recommended/For You page, edit your channel, and everything syncs with the official YouTube app and site. You can probably get the age verification pop-up while using this app. This is NOT a good option if you're worried about privacy, as everything you do is still shared with Google.
Flow
Flow is a relatively new contender in the YouTube alternatives ring, and I'm checking it out specifically for this post. Its main perk is that it has its own algorithm that's kept local to your device, and you can see exactly why a video was recommended to you. You can alter what the algorithm shows you through Interests and Blocked Topics in the settings. The UI is very similar to the official YouTube app, but it's not as customizable as other options on this list. There are dedicated Shorts and Music tabs, and the UI for each stays very true to its official counterpart. Flow includes SponsorBlock and Return YouTube Dislike. Both feed and video load times are very quick.
LibreTube
LibreTube is another frontend I'm looking into just for this post. The UI is more similar to the official Youtube app than NewPipe and PipePipe, but it's not as close as Flow is. You can choose whether to fetch data directly from YouTube, or to use Piped to fetch data instead. LibreTube has an option to log into a Piped account, and this will allow you to sync your subscriptions and playlists to Piped. Includes SponsorBlock and Return YouTube Dislike. I did have to uninstall and reinstall it because it wouldn't show the newest videos from my subscriptions the first time.
NewPipe
NewPipe is probably the most basic frontend on this list. It does NOT have SponsorBlock or Return YouTube Dislike. It can theoretically act as a frontend for FramaTube/PeerTube, media.ccc.de, SoundCloud, and Bandcamp as well, but I haven't tested that out. Its a very solid frontend, though it is a bit slow to refresh.
PipePipe
PipePipe is a fork of NewPipe, and it has the features other fronends have that NewPipe lacks. It has SponsorBlock and Return YouTube Dislike. It can also be used as a frontend for BiliBili and NicoNico in addition to FramaTube/PeerTube, media.ccc.de, SoundCloud, and Bandcamp. It's faster to refresh than NewPipe is, as well. This is the frontend I personally use on my phone.
Importing Your Data
Importing subscriptions and playlists from YouTube to a frontend or from one frontend to another can be a... frankly shitty process. I'm here to make that shitty process as easy as possible.
Importing to FreeTube
Open Settings, click or scroll down to Data, hit Import Subscriptions and find the "subscriptions.csv" file from the Google Takeout.
Importing to Invidious
Nadeko:
NerdVPN:
You must be signed in to import your data! Click the gear icon in the top right, scroll to the bottom of the settings page, click "Import/export data", click the "Browse..." button next to the "Import YouTube CSV or OPML subscriptions" option, and find the "subscriptions.csv" file from the Google Takeout.
Importing to Piped
Piped doesn't seem to have a way to import data at this time.
Importing to Unwatched
On the Queue page, tap the meatballs menu, then "Import YouTube Subscriptions", then hit "Select File" on the pop-up that appears and find the "subscriptions.csv" file from the Google Takeout. You will also be able to select exactly which subscriptions you want to import.
Importing to YouTube Revanced
There's no need to import data to Revanced as you will be able to connect your Google account and retain all your data as-is.
Importing to Flow
Tap the gear icon in the top right to open Settings, scroll down to the bottom of the page and hit "Import Data", then hit "Import from YouTube" and find the "subscriptions.csv" file from the Google Takeout.
Importing to LibreTube
Open the kebab menu in the top right, open "Settings", hit "Backup and restore", then "Import subscriptions" and "YouTube (CSV)", and find the "subscriptions.csv" file from the Google Takeout.
Importing to NewPipe
On the Subscriptions page, open the kebab menu in the top right, hit "Import from", then "YouTube", then tap the "IMPORT FILE" button at the bottom of the page and find the "subscriptions.csv" file from the Google Takeout.
Importing to PipePipe
On the Subscriptions page, open the dropdown menu in the top right, hit "YouTube" from the "Import from" list, tap the "IMPORT FILE" button at the bottom of the page and find the "subscriptions.csv" file from the Google Takeout.
Closing Thoughts
After your data is imported to your frontend of choice, you're done! Feel free to comment on this post or DM me if you run into any issues, or if I've made a mistake in this post. Thanks for reading!
Oh, Mary, full of grace, receive the bloodied
sufferer into your arms
I really wanted to show how I see what is happens to bloodymary right after the moment when Grace takes Simon from the bloody ocean
I feel like I want it to be creepy and disturbing.
oh no, who's that standing against the wall in the last frame? It seems like while Rocky sleeps, Grace will survive the real Ripley-trying-to-survive-on-the-ship-with-Alien experience
This painting was left intentionally incomplete. Haring began it when he was dying due to complications from AIDS, and knew he didnβt have much time left. The piece represents the incomplete lives of him and many others, lost to AIDS during the crisis.
βAIDS Memorial Quiltβ β Multiple
This quilt is over 50 tons heavy, and one of, if not the, largest pieces of community folk art. Many people who died of AIDS did not receive funerals, due to social stigma and many funeral homes refusing to handle the deceasedβs remains, so this was one of the only ways their lives could be celebrated. Each panel was created in recognition of someone who died due to AIDS, typically by that personβs loved ones.
βUntitledβ (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) β Felix Gonzalez-Torres
This pile of candy weighs the same amount as Gonzalez-Torresβ partner, Ross Laycock, did. Ross Laycock had died due to AIDS-related complications earlier that same year. Visitors who see this piece are encouraged to take some of the candy. As they do so, the pile of candy weighs less and less, like how AIDS had deteriorated the body of Ross Laycock.
The SF Gay Men's Chorus
This photo was taken in 1993. The men in white are the surviving original members. Every man in black is standing in for an original member who lost their lives to AIDS.
βElectric Fan (Feel it Motherfuckers); Only Unclaimed Item from the Stephen Earabino Estate, 1997β β John Boskovich
After the death of his lover, Stephen Earabino, from AIDS, Boskovich discovered that his family had completely cleared his room, including Boskovichβs own possessions, save for this fan. An entire person, existence and relationship had been erased, just like so many lives during the AIDS crisis. Boskovich encased the fan in Plexiglass, but added cutouts so that its air may be felt by the viewer, almost like an exhalation. In a sense, restoring Earabinoβs breath.
βBlueβ β Derek Jarman
This was Jarmanβs final feature film, released four months before his death from AIDS-related complications. These complications had left him visually impaired, able to only see in shades of blue. This film consists of a single shot of a saturated blue color, as the soundtrack to the film described Jarmanβs life through narration, intercut with the adventures of Blue, a humanization of the color blue. The film's final moments consist of a set of repeated names: βJohn. Daniel. Howard. Graham. Terry. Paul". These are the names of former lovers and friends of Jarman who had died due to AIDS.
βUntitledβ (Perfect Lovers) β Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Created by the same man who created the previous untitled piece, this piece was also inspired by his loverβs deterioration and death due to AIDS. This piece consists of two perfectly alike clocks. Over the course of time, one of the clocks will fall out of sync with the other.
In a letter written to his lover about the piece, before his loverβs passing, Gonzalez-Tourres wrote, βDon't be afraid of the clocks, they are our time, the time has been so generous to us. We imprinted time with the sweet taste of victory. We conquered fate by meeting at a certain time in a certain space. We are a product of the time, therefore we give back credit were it is due: time. We are synchronized, now forever. I love you.β
Untitled (Sometimes I Come to Hate People) - David Wojnarowicz (1992)
The last work of art created by East Village multimedia artist and activist David Wojnarowicz. Originally intended to be part of a series of 3, Wojnarowicz became too sick to finish the 3rd work in the series. Featuring red text sourced from his diary superimposed on a black and white photograph of wounded, bandaged hands, Wojnarowicz confronts his deterioration and impending death due to AIDS. He died on July 22, 1992 at the age of 37; the public demonstration held in the wake of his death would be one of the first political funerals of the AIDS crisis. In 1996, his ashes were scattered on the White House lawn.
βEvery time somebody dies of AIDS, I think their lover, their friends, should drive with their bodies 100 miles an hour down to the White House, and throw their body over the White House fence.β - David Wojnarowicz, Close to the Knives
i got maybe the most darling comic commission request from @castielrisingabove, who wanted to see grace failing to do pushups under the combined weight of some very enthusiastic pebbles! he's okay guys, don't worry, he's just... taking a break
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i really really love that ilya who grew up in a very homophobic country with a homophobic family in a very masculine homophobic sport, has no shame around his sexuality. he has long since accepted that he's bi and has no shame around it, he has no shame around having gay sex or finding men hot, the struggles around his sexuality always stem from outside factors, but never from shame.
i love ilya saying okay so you're gay, so what? because the act of being gay, being attracted to men, having sex with other men is such a non-issue for him when he could easily have internalized that shit and he also doesn't want it to be shameful for shane. instead he's like i love men, i love having sex with my husband who is super gay and i'm not feeling even an ounce of shame about it
the idea of shane and ilya having the same ring size specifically because they could then annoy each other by taking the other person's wedding ring
shane having to leave for a week for a photoshoot and two brand meetings and ilya's pining getting interrupted by looking at the little dish where their rings live on their dresser, clocking immediately what's missing, and sending shane a "count your days, you fucking thief" text that makes shane grin before he gets on the plane with a little piece of his husband along for the ride
shane stomping into the centaurs' locker room right up to ilya, grabbing his hand, going "asshole," and yanking his ring off before leaving, which means everyone else in the locker room is ππππ is this?? divorce?? πππ oh shit?? ππ and meanwhile ilya is grinning because shane was about to turn the house upside down this morning before getting breakfast with rose trying to find his ring that he thought got lost when they had sex the night before since it moved across multiple rooms and didn't notice that ilya deliberately kept his hands in his hoodie pocket the whole time but also posted a selfie with his coffee on his instagram this morning that just HAPPENED to have a wedding ring on his finger in frame
"Shane goes to Boston" "Ilya goes to Montreal" "They both go to Ottawa"
What about one of them goes to Brooklyn and the other to New Jersey and they get to compete against each other and live together in the same city and haunt Scott Hunter forevermore?
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