I’ve recently decided I don’t want to browse youtube via the whole ‘recommended’ frontpage anymore, I want to switch to a purely subscription-based feed. This means I’ll need to use a third party frontend/client, as the official sub box is algorithmic.
However, I’ve always been interested in peertube and love to try to use it whenever I can, but unfortunately, the content just isn’t there yet to use it exclusively. There already exists clients that let you use either service, but that’s not quite what I’m after.
What I’m looking for is a client with a sub feed that takes from both services. I can subscribe to a channel on youtube, and another on peertube, and my sub feed will display both together. Does such a thing exist?
Hmm, not sure if a crossover client like this exists (yet).
For YouTube on a desktop I use Piped (Instances). You’d need to create an account on one of the instances though to subscribe to channels if that’s an option. You can use this account on other instances. LibreTube for mobile uses the Piped API. If you just want everything managed locally on your desktop you can use FreeTube which uses the Invidious API.
I’m using Piped now, and I’m mostly happy with it! My only complaint is that my watched doesn’t sync between using the instance on desktop web and libretube on mobile.
Agreed, that’s inconvenient. But there aren’t many alternatives so you gotta use what you think fits your needs best I guess.