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…it keeps its own subscription lists on your own server or that of whichever instance you use. [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by the_third_wave · 2023-01-17 · in YouTube Doesn't “Get It”

https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by toomuchtodo · 2023-01-16 · in YouTube Doesn't “Get It”

…for a few months and open it up again to see whether traffic remains within reasonable bounds. [2] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by the_third_wave · 2022-11-27 · in FreeTube – A Private YouTube Client

Another option for those who don't/can't run ad blockers: Invidious ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious ) It's a proxy server for YouTube. You install this on a server from your choice and it serves a minimal YouTube-like UI without any…

comment by Nextgrid · 2022-09-16 · in The free YouTube tier is about to become unbearable with even more ads

…compiles/transpiles to C/C++/Javascript), libreddit in Rust (no introduction needed...). [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious [2] Since I do not have a Youtube/Google/Alphabet account and as such never tried to subscribe to anything I…

comment by the_third_wave · 2022-09-14 · in YouTube currently testing 5 to 10 unskippable ads before video starts

Interesting! That's the first project written in Crystal I've encountered in the wild. https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by runlevel1 · 2022-05-10 · in No Dislikes has officially ruined YouTube for me

Invidious will solve this problem on anything capable of running a web browser: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by Nextgrid · 2022-03-21 · in Vanced Discontinuation

…as well. Freedom is just one click away: Are you sure you want to uninstall this app? [OK]. [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious [2] https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect [3] https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect

comment by Ourgon · 2022-03-15 · in Android 12 forces you to choose a default browser unless you disable Chrome

It's an https://github.com/iv-org/invidious instance, the video is still pulled from youtube.

comment by crtasm · 2022-03-12 · in Is Elden Ring that hard? Well, it depends what you mean by “hard”

…YT is unmatched. So try these instead: - https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp - https://newpipe.net/ - https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by imiric · 2022-02-25 · in Tell HN: YouTube is banning accounts that support Ukraine

…that is retro tech themed[1], and there is a public instance list with more instances[2]. [0] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious [1] https://serenity.video [2] https://instances.invidious.io/

comment by assemblylang · 2022-01-31 · in Adblocking people and non-adblocking people experience a different web

It's already done though: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by Nextgrid · 2022-01-17 · in Netflix’s Prices Are Rising Faster Than Cable

…becomes serious it might as well work for you too! (I don't know anything about Crystal) [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by jraph · 2021-11-13 · in Life is too short to depend on unstable software

Let me crosslink to invidious tracker: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/2577

comment by rzr · 2021-11-12 · in Google Outage in Europe

…alternative frontend to youtube servers. Like NewPipe on android. More on the project page [0]. [0] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by gpas · 2021-10-31 · in Experiments in the Revival of Organisms – Russian Dog Head Experiment [video]

…the extension in case you don't want to use any of them. [1] https://github.com/zedeus/nitter [2] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious [3] https://sr.ht/~cadence/bibliogram/

comment by commoner · 2021-10-18 · in Privacy Redirect: Redirects browser requests to privacy-friendly alternatives

You can also run your own instance of Invidious ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious ) which provides a lightweight web-based replica of YouTube, with no ads or dark patterns. There are public instances: https://redirect.invidious.io but…

comment by Nextgrid · 2021-09-30 · in Tell HN: You can block YouTube ads on iOS 15 using Safari Extensions

…starting point can quickly lead into deep questions about Foundations. I hope you enjoy! [0]: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious [1]: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=XTeJ64KD5cg [2]: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=3P6DWAwwViU [3]:…

comment by xelxebar · 2021-09-22 · in Ridiculously Huge Numbers [video]

…same video. Better yet, you can use any alternative invidious instances given at invidio.us. [0]: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by xelxebar · 2021-08-16 · in Compiling C Programs Into “Mov” Instructions (And Only “Mov” Instructions)

…you can try any of the alternative invidious instances listed at invidio.us. Happy hacking! [0]: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by xelxebar · 2021-08-16 · in Compiling C Programs Into “Mov” Instructions (And Only “Mov” Instructions)

This is why I've been using Invidious for over a year now: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious . You can try one of the community instances at https://invidio.us to decide if it's for you, but I highly suggest hosting your own private…

comment by Nextgrid · 2021-07-25 · in YouTube Will Bully you into subscription and even so will show you ads

How is this different from Invidious [0]? [0]: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by sebmellen · 2021-07-17 · in Piped: A privacy-friendly YouTube front end which is efficient by design

…etc) which also hosts content made by others. [1] https://framagit.org/framasoft/peertube [2] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious [3] https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe

comment by the_third_wave · 2021-07-08 · in Video tutorials now on PeerTube

Invidious ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious ) allows me to tell YouTube and Google to fuck off. Not just the ads but the tracking, dark patterns and their terribly slow UI.

comment by Nextgrid · 2021-06-09 · in Show HN: Tell YouTube ads to fuck off

…and emulates a more familiar YouTube experience (minus the tracking/recommendations). --- [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by panda-giddiness · 2021-05-25 · in YouTube Will Monetize Videos Without Paying Content Creators

…https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=2_8vTl6D940 and https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=taNwWilMVLg Notes: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by throwaway1090 · 2021-04-24 · in Newark cops, with reform, didn't fire a single shot in 2020

…and the main website[2] is just an under-construction page with a link to the github repo. 1 - https://github.com/iv-org/invidious 2 - https://invidious.io/

comment by wcarss · 2021-04-14 · in Show HN: Lofi.cafe

…you elaborate? Self answering: looks like it's an alternative front end to youtube, more details at https://github.com/iv-org/invidious .

comment by thih9 · 2021-04-08 · in Soviet TV version of Lord of the Rings rediscovered after 30 years

…with Crystal. There are some amazing projects written in it including an alternate youtube frontend https://github.com/iv-org/invidious and an OS written in Crystal https://github.com/ffwff/lilith

comment by gregors · 2021-02-22 · in An Introduction to Crystal

Not to mention memory intensiveness. Compiling a medium sized project ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious ) on a DigitalOcean $5/mo droplet will throw an out-of-memory error unless I give it a few gigs of swap space

comment by doomrobo · 2021-02-21 · in An Introduction to Crystal

…- https://github.com/zedeus/nitter for twitter - https://sr.ht/~cadence/bibliogram/ for instagram - https://github.com/iv-org/invidious for youtube There are likely others. The problem with the automation solution you mentioned is that,…

comment by dastx · 2021-02-07 · in Violentmonkey – An open source userscript manager

example https://ytprivate.com/feed/trending https://instances.invidio.us/ https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by ncln · 2021-01-23 · in Best way to donate home internet bandwidth in 2021?

…lot of the other issues with YouTube's UX (the ads can actually be dealt with AdGuard for Safari): https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by Nextgrid · 2021-01-22 · in Advertisements have emerged on Substack's 'ad-free' newsletter platform

Invidious ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious ) is how I've been using YouTube for the past few months. It takes care of this problem in addition to providing a faster, nicer UI without dark patterns.

comment by Nextgrid · 2021-01-13 · in What Is Social Cooling?

…front-end to YouTube" which can be self-hosted or you can use one of the popular hosted instances. https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/ https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/wiki/API

comment by ment4list · 2020-11-24 · in I created an alternative to the YouTube algorithm to stop me wasting time

…information on the way the code is structured and the current work that's happening, see [4] [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious [2] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/1320 [3] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/1411…

comment by Kliment · 2020-11-06 · in Switch from Ruby to Crystal

…It seems like the download button is broken but I was able to right click save a video. [0] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/wiki/Invidious-Instances

comment by autumn_unlaces · 2020-10-29 · in RIAA Obtains Subpoenas Targeting 40 YouTube-Ripping Platforms and Pirate Sites

…would rather have absolutely no business relationship with such a company. I’m using an Invidious ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious ) instance instead.

comment by Nextgrid · 2020-10-19 · in Ask HN: What did you purchase that measurably improved your quality of life?

I highly suggest everyone check out Invidious, a self-hostable proxy for YouTube: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious I've deployed this a week ago after YouTube's official frontend became even more obnoxious and it's been a much needed…

comment by Nextgrid · 2020-09-21 · in YouTube website now blocks iOS 14’s picture-in-picture mode for free users

Look at Invidious: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious . This kind of BS (along with other UX annoyances with the official YouTube) finally convinced me to run my own instance. No more problems since then.

comment by Nextgrid · 2020-09-18 · in Getting rid of the Google cookie consent popup

…use the web with a content blocker extension (AdGuard) or a third-party frontend like Invidious ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious ).

comment by Nextgrid · 2020-09-11 · in Apple: Apps should not require users to opt into tracking to access content

Project has uncertain future. https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/1320 Consider alternative alternatives also.

comment by ZinniaZirconium · 2020-08-02 · in Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube

Repository at https://github.com/iv-org/invidious It's written in Crystal.

comment by pmontra · 2020-08-02 · in Stepping away from open source

Here is the github issue thread: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/1320 Hopefully the community will pick it up and continue development. Projects like invidious, nitter and bibliogram have turned clicking youtube, twitter and…

comment by qqii · 2020-08-02 · in Stepping away from open source

…before, and it's not clear what it is when visiting Invidio.us. so for others that are curious: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious > Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube

comment by zizee · 2020-08-01 · in Stepping away from open source

…in Invidious. It's a lightweight youtube frontend that runs in the browser. https://invidio.us/ https://github.com/iv-org/invidious You can host it yourself or use one of the many public installations:…

comment by johnsoft · 2020-07-29 · in TheirTube – How do the recommended videos look on their Youtube home page?

…uses the invidious API): https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube Invidious: https://invidio.us/ , https://github.com/iv-org/invidious youtube-local (my project): https://github.com/user234683/youtube-local smtube: https://www.smtube.org/…

comment by user234683 · 2020-07-17 · in NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

…try to support the channels I follow through other means so I do not feel too bad about it. [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

comment by osamagirl69 · 2020-07-17 · in NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

…a system Google specifically designed to be impossible for third-party clients to get past. [1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/754 [2] https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/23860

comment by nonbirithm · 2020-07-17 · in NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube https://github.com/omarroth/invidious

comment by surround · 2020-07-11 · in Show HN: DotYouTube – A tiny Chrome extension to block YouTube pre-roll ads