The best way to watch YouTube.

[NeoMetallix]

If you're like me and do not care about leaving comments and just go to watch videos, FreeTube is a great way to do it. You don't have ads, sponsorblock is built in, and you can turn off the algorithm and only see videos from people you have subscribed to. Of course if you like suggestions that can be left on. So much better than any official YouTube app.

FreeTube - The Private YouTube Client

FreeTube is a feature-rich and user-friendly YouTube client with a focus on privacy.

freetubeapp.io

 

[Darth Cognus]

YouTube likes to go out of its way to break these but when they work they're nice. YouTube itself is serviceable with a few blockers and I like to stick it in containers for good measure. But I sometimes take the liberty to comment and use youtuby features so I have some reason not to ditch the intended application completely.

 

[vong]

I watch YouTube via Kodi/LibreElec on a Raspberry Pi 3 and Flatscreen TV. No ads, reduced to the max, pause and resume option, navigation with the TV remote control...very nice.

 

[Cedric]

might be worth looking into for my kids. They go crazy at the amount of ads on youtube.

 

[vong]

They go crazy at the amount of ads on youtube.

Who does not?

 

[Darth Cognus]

might be worth looking into for my kids. They go crazy at the amount of ads on youtube.

geeze... ublock at the very least and go from there.

 

[NeoMetallix]

Oh and BTW, for android, Libretube is pretty awesome!

LibreTube

An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android.

libretube.dev

 

[Ravenfreak]

I pay for YouTube premium so ads aren’t a problem for me. (I mainly pay for premium just for the fact that I can listen to music on YouTube and use other apps on my phone.) This seems like a great alternative for people tired of YouTube’s ad blocker policy and good for those who only want to watch videos uploaded by the channels they’re subscribed to.

 

[Cory]

I haven't paid much attention to YouTube lately, but I use YouTube Music on my Chromebook and iPhone and I have to watch ads on my iPhone while I don't on my Chromebook, assuming this is because Chromebook is a Google product while the iPhone is not.

 

[Jason]

Roku is a cool way to view YouTube. Who has tried that? Anyway, though, of course, you can't leave comments and all that on it.

 

[Cory]

I have to watch ads on my iPhone while I don't on my Chromebook, assuming this is because Chromebook is a Google product while the iPhone is not.

They recently started putting ads on my Chromebook as well.

 

[Ravenfreak]

Roku is a cool way to view YouTube. Who has tried that? Anyway, though, of course, you can't leave comments and all that on it.

I typically use my Roku tv to watch Youtube videos. I open the app up on my phone if I want to comment on a video.