youtube-local is a browser-based client written in Python for watching YouTube anonymously and without the lag of the slow page used by YouTube. The YouTube API is not used.
One of the primary features is that almost all requests are routed through Tor.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- Standard pages of Youtube: search, channels, playlists.
- Anonymity from Google’s tracking by routing requests through Tor.
- Local playlists: These solve the two problems with creating playlists on Youtube: (1) they’re datamined and (2) videos frequently get deleted by Youtube and lost from the playlist, making it very difficult to find a reupload as the title of the deleted video is not displayed.
- Themes: Light, Gray, and Dark.
- Subtitles.
- Easily download videos or their audio.
- No ads.
- View comments.
- JavaScript is not required.
- Theater and non-theater mode.
- Subscriptions that are independent from Youtube:
- Can import subscriptions from Youtube.
- Works by checking channels individually.
- Can be set to automatically check channels.
- For efficiency of requests, frequency of checking is based on how quickly channel posts videos.
- Can mute channels, so as to have a way to “soft” unsubscribe. Muted channels won’t be checked automatically or when using the “Check all” button. Videos from these channels will be hidden.
- Can tag subscriptions to organize them or check specific tags.
- Fast page:
- No distracting/slow layout rearrangement.
- No lazy-loading of comments; they are ready instantly.
- Settings allow fine-tuned control over when/how comments or related videos are shown:
- Shown by default, with click to hide.
- Hidden by default, with click to show.
- Never shown.
- Optionally skip sponsored segments using SponsorBlock’s API.
- Custom video speeds.
- Video transcript.
- Supports all available video qualities: 144p through 2160p.
- Information about video (geographic regions, region of Tor exit node, etc)
- Video qualities other than 360p and 720p by muxing video and audio
- Video transcript.
Website: github.com/user234683/youtube-local
Support:
Developer: James Taylor
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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