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usonian

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5. Came across this today.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 10:28 AM

Oct 2023

https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube
FreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind. Use YouTube without advertisements and prevent Google from tracking you with their cookies and JavaScript. Available for Windows, Mac & Linux thanks to Electron.

Home Page
https://freetubeapp.io

Downloads (everything?)
https://freetubeapp.io/#download

Not everything. No Mac ARM (Apple Silicon)
Time to fire up the old intel mini until one shows up.

Haven't tried. I use YT only for music, and use one or more yt-mp3 sites.
It's kind of amusing when a "video" consists of a static image or a "Ken Burns effect" image.

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YouTube blocking Ad Blockers [View all] bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 OP

Yeah, I know canetoad Oct 2023 #1

Thanks for the bonus workaround! bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #2

In the meanwhile canetoad Oct 2023 #3

I don't get it. I use ghostery lite. So I get the warning. I pause ghostery and then I can watch mitch96 Oct 2023 #4

Came across this today. usonian Oct 2023 #5

If you have an Android phone ItsjustMe Oct 2023 #7

I don't see adds on YouTube. ItsjustMe Oct 2023 #6

I get that message PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #8