In Operation
On the program’s first run, we need to choose a video source; either PeerTube, Invidious, or Piped.
We spent most of our testing with Invidious as it’s more mature than the other choices. Invidious is intended to be used as a lightweight and “privacy-respecting” alternative to the official YouTube website.
Here’s an image of the UI.
There’s search functionality, subscriptions, playlists, and history. We can choose the resolution of the video stream, play the video full screen, or in a separate window.
By default, when running the software from the desktop, the program hides short-form views which are designed for viewing on a mobile device, but they can be enabled in the Settings section.
Summary
If you want to watch and listen to content without the fear of prying eyes watching everything you are doing, PlasmaTube might be of interest to you.
The UI is respectable although some useful functionality is missing within the video player.
Website: apps.kde.org/plasmatube
Support: Code Repository
Developer: PlasmaTube contributors
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction and Installation
Page 2 – In Operation and Summary