Other than a couple of neat features, basically it allows you to have the youtube account features, without having an account.
Locally you tell him what channels you care for, and it fetches your homepage for you, without all the strings attached to google doing that within your account and, hence, knowing exactly what kind of person you are.
Are you, like, manually writing down on paper the 0s and 1s of the software you use?
Personally it takes me 20 seconds top to “download a whole program”.
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You can import your subscriptions using the Google takeout feature. Tutorial on freetube’s website.
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It’s free, open source, you can download videos, and it doesn’t track you or try to intentionally make the viewing experience worse.
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Freetube is a desktop program. I use it and it’s so much better than going to the YouTube page.
Other than a couple of neat features, basically it allows you to have the youtube account features, without having an account.
Locally you tell him what channels you care for, and it fetches your homepage for you, without all the strings attached to google doing that within your account and, hence, knowing exactly what kind of person you are.
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Are you, like, manually writing down on paper the 0s and 1s of the software you use? Personally it takes me 20 seconds top to “download a whole program”.
The main reason one would consider freetube or other similar alternative is for privacy. If that doesn’t matter to you then just stick to the website.
No ads, no tracking, no proprietary software. Built-in SponsorBlock and DeArrow as well as a download feature.