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A list of alternatives after the shutdown of Vanced

NONE OF THESE CLIENTS ARE VERIFIED BY ME FOR SECURITY OR ANYTHING ELSE! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

These are the current alternatives (with links when possible):

  • NewPipe (which you should have either way for youtube-dl/yt-dlp integration)
  • NewPipe fork by polymorphicshade, which includes SponsorBlock support.
  • LibreTube (still in early beta)
  • A web browser with uBlock Origin (or another ad-blocker; Enhancer for YouTube has one build-in, but uBlock is universal and more powerfull, in addition to allowing to also remove non-advertisement parts of the website, like the top shelf with recommended tags / search querries), Enhancer for YouTube, SponsorBlock and Return YouTube Dislike. These all work on both desktop Firefox and Chrome, but on mobile, you'll need to install an add-on compatible fork (source code alteration) of them, like IceRaven for Firefox or KiwiBrowser, then install the addons from their respective adddon store. Depending on the browser, you'll additionally need to install a user script for background playber. Alternatively, the Brave browser supports background playback OOTB (needs to be enabled; see coment by @dmdotin) and a build in ad-blocker, but no extension / add-on support.
  • YouTube Pink (I have no legit link yet)
  • YouTube++ (iOS) (I have no legit link yet)
  • uYouPlus (iOS), a modded version of the official iOS app (arguably the most feature-complete alternative to Vanced).
  • SkyTube
  • MusicPiped (F-Droid; YT Music alt.)
  • A stand-alone ad-blocker like AdAway (requires root to work fully, but a no-root DNS mode is also available), but this will only work
  • VueTube, a very new client.
  • SmartTubeNext, an ad-free YouTube TV client (Android TV only).
  • SongTube, a YT client for music.
  • YMusic, a small and simple YT music client with low data consumption.
  • PureTuber, appears to be a fully featured alternative to the official app. I have not tested not installed this one, because it appears extremely sketchy to me, their FAQ contains lots of red flags (in my opinion). DO NOT USE PURETUBER, several people have warned about it! It remains here to prevent others from trying it because they were looking for more alternatives.
  • Invidious, an alternative, self-hosted YouTube front-end.
  • DVD, an Android front-end for yt-dlp (an extremely powerful downloader with support for hundreds of sites).
  • Yattee, a client for various Apple devices

There are several more, web-based front ends, like Piped or VueTube, but I don't really consider those to be Vanced alternatives. You can check the comments for them.

If you want to save videos offline using scripting, you can use yt-dlp running in Termux (run pkg install -y python; python -m pip install yt-dlp to install it).

Also, there's xManager-Spotify for... Spotify, as a replacement for Vanced Music. I would advise you to not use this with a premium account though, since ad blockers are a TOS violation and can get your account suspended. That won't really matter in practice if you just use throw-away accounts though (I'm not a lawyer, so don't quote me on that).

As for what I think are the best ones: Either NewPipe (has some nice features like support for other platforms like SoundCloud and a complete downloader) or the Web version with add-ons (which will give you the most complete experience, including login).

Some things that may or may not work are most popular video players, but they won't allow discovery (except for possibly Kodi)

Finally a pro-tip: If you want to download videos from any YT app, you can install NewPipe and share the link to the video to it from the share-menu. Then you can select to always download when sharing to NewPipe.

If you want a copy on Discord or you know another App I should add, just DM me 👌

(created by @!SkyyySi#1859 / @SkyyySi)

@Einstein-here
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Einstein-here commented Mar 22, 2022

There is also GoTube: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=premium.gotube.adblock.utube

Can someone confirm the reliabity of this application, i dont want to login before i get a clear cut answer that its not some copycat that has malicious intent on storing my data.

I tried going in dept on this application all i found was this half baked website, and read the tos and privacy policy.

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ghost commented Mar 22, 2022

Spotyflyer

@coffeerhyder
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I've created a 'real' GitHub project for this which also contains a table you can use to compare the different alternatives by features:
https://github.com/coffeerhyder/YouTube-alternative-Clients-and-Frontends-overview
The advantages of this over a simple GIST is that ppl can also open issues and create pull requests.
Obviously I've also copied some information I found in this GIST.
I hope it will be useful for some ppl.

@Duramoin
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@DetachHead copycat in which way? They copied the code? Or just have similar style? If they copied the code, they can be sued over the license as they don't seem open sourced...

I don't know about the code. I tried it before and they are exactly the same except for the UI and log in. It's also mentioned and reported on Newpipe Github TeamNewPipe/NewPipe#539. Ctrl + F and type pure.

The other guy mentioned on GitHub is that the real app is hidden and it is protected with some Tencent protector,

@el-chazmo
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I've created a 'real' GitHub project for this which also contains a table you can use to compare the different alternatives by features: https://github.com/coffeerhyder/YouTube-alternative-Clients-and-Frontends-overview The advantages of this over a simple GIST is that ppl can also open issues and create pull requests. Obviously I've also copied some information I found in this GIST. I hope it will be useful for some ppl.

Is there a similar page for YouTube Music?

@coffeerhyder
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I've created a 'real' GitHub project for this which also contains a table you can use to compare the different alternatives by features: https://github.com/coffeerhyder/YouTube-alternative-Clients-and-Frontends-overview The advantages of this over a simple GIST is that ppl can also open issues and create pull requests. Obviously I've also copied some information I found in this GIST. I hope it will be useful for some ppl.

Is there a similar page for YouTube Music?

Not by me and as said what I've started is still work in progress.
I don't know if it's worth combining though. Are there a lot of YT Music alternatives available?

@B-u-r-a-G
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I found this as an alternative to Youtube Vanced. I haven't tested it yet.
https://github.com/ReVancedTeam

@pod5tr45
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pod5tr45 commented Mar 30, 2022

There is also Piped instances such as the official one:

https://piped.kavin.rocks/

Libretube uses this, but it can also be added as a Progressive Web App to your home screen.

My understanding is that it's similar to Invidious but uses JavaScript and built with different components.

It's open source and can be self hosted:

https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped

Edit: also this - https://viewtube.io/

https://github.com/ViewTube/viewtube-vue

I don't know much about this, but can be added as a PWA also

@sH1222J
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sH1222J commented Apr 2, 2022

ㅇㄷ

@freeload101
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freeload101 commented Apr 12, 2022

THANKS!
F-Droid > IzzySoft Reop > Newpipe X
Or
Youtube Vanced Alternative: SponsorBlock Firefox Nightly FoxyProxy on Android
You can't even PAY for SponsorBlock type of ad skipping ... we should be paying the developers 5$ a month for this crowdsourced service !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKUmM9r63F8

My windows youtube-dl (yt-dl) MASS DOWNLOAD bat script:
https://github.com/freeload101/SCRIPTS/blob/master/Windows_Batch/Youtube-dl-ffmpeg-aria2c-updater-downloader.bat

https://www.reddit.com/r/youtubedl/comments/pm23o3/windows_mass_stream_downloader_script/

Also add DNS66 to block almost all ads in Android basically.

@profucius
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profucius commented Apr 12, 2022

xSpotify Manager ruined their app with embedded unavoidable ads. Recommended to find latest spotify releases on Mobilism .org instead, which are direct modded APK files.

@B-u-r-a-G
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xSpotify Manager ruined their app with embedded unavoidable ads. Recommended to find latest spotify releases on Mobilism .org instead, which are direct modded APK files.

I think that you can turn off those ads

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ghost commented Apr 22, 2022

@xerta555 Well PureTuber that is on the list is still there: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=free.tube.premium.advanced.tuber

Indeed, i find it very curious. Because if we take Google's TOS for YouTube at face value, for what it is, all these applications should have already been excluded.

Actually no, because it's a wrapper

@Markussss
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Install Youtube as a PWA on Android, with SponsorBlock and uBlock Origin

  • Install Firefox Nightly
  • Create a custom collection on addons.mozilla.org (AMO) with at least uBlock Origin and SponsorBlock, and install both addons
  • Make any changes to settings for both uBlock Origin and SponsorBlock in Firefox Nightly
  • Visit youtube.com in Firefox Nightly and install it as a progressive web app (PWA)
    • Open the menu by clicking the three dots next to the tabs button
    • Toggle "Show desktop version" on and reload the page
    • Open the menu by clicking the three dots next to the tabs button, again
    • Click "Install"
    • Open the menu by clicking the three dots next to the tabs button, for the last time
    • Toggle "Show desktop version" off, and you're good to go

@Markussss
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Just use Revanced my friend. It's already release Revanced Manager contain Youtube, reddit, tiktok, twitter and many more with some patches

I am aware that there are other options. The method I described above is what works best for me, and I just wanted to share it as another possibility in this thread because I didn't see it mentioned already. However, it's also part of a private long-term project for myself, where I look to reduce the number if apps I use at all – preferring websites, shortcuts, bookmarks, and PWAs over apps.

@devanteweary
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I appreciate you sharing it!
There cannot be too many options! I'm gonna try yours out.

@freeload101
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JKUmM9r63F8&t=374s

I've been using Firefox developer with sponsor block and ublock. kind of tricky to get working so I made a video

@JacenBridger
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https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/ViMusic

YouTube Music with modern UI.

@Koluy
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Koluy commented Jan 19, 2023

Keep Going & Thanks for the Great app ,,👍
Regards Serge ph

@NataliaItani
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@adilsaleem5739
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Honista APK See this. It's look like that and I am surprised that Google kicked out you. I face the same thing. I was face it EIGHT times. So, never mind do it agian with best practices.

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