Frustrated with Freetube, what do you use on desktop (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by anticurrent@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Basically Most videos don't load on first try for me on Freetube. so I have to go back and forth to reload the video hoping this time it will load? they have removed the reload button, and the team are just closing issues on GitHub that demand reinstating the reload button. Plus comments have stopping loading as well.

Invidious doesn't work half of the times. and piped is dead.

What do you recommend using on desktop. or is paying for youtube Red the only option left?

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[-] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

How about an android emulator running NewPipe?

[-] anticurrent@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

I wouldn't have thought of that but it is too cumbersome of a workaround, and running and android vm makes my laptop run hot

[-] IDew@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Does NewPipe have working HD? My Tubular fork only loads 360p and doesn't show channel details

[-] 73QjabParc34Vebq@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Tubular is dead :(

https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular/issues/345

[-] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The video I'm watching now says it's playing at 1080p. Whether it is, I can't tell.

[-] Calfpupa@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

NewPipe only has that issue when you arent up to date as of a couple of months ago. I think it has to do with YouTubes most recent bs

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