AlternativeTo LogoLoginSign up
AlternativeTo Logo

Open Source NewPipe Alternatives

The best open source alternative to NewPipe is youtube-dl. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to NewPipe and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to NewPipe are Invidious, FreeTube, Odysee and SkyTube.

NewPipe alternatives are mainly YouTube Downloaders but may also be YouTube Clients or Video Downloaders. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of NewPipe.
This page was last updated
NewPipe iconNewPipe
  338
  • Free • Open Source
  • Android
  • YouTube
  • F-Droid

The lightweight, free and open source YouTube experience for Android.

Learn more about NewPipe

  1. Augmentable with front-ends such as Youtube-DLG , youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube and a hundreds other sites.

    Is this a good alternative?
    Yes
    No
    youtube-dl vs NewPipe opinions
    pros, cons and recent comments
    wanrim

    NewPipe it's an app, not a tool same as youtube-dl.

    Negative comment • ago
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard   
    If this Comment contains spam or other abuse, notify admins about it.

    0

    it's multi platform altough GUI-less (but there is wrapper for it)

    Positive comment • ago
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard   
    If this Comment contains spam or other abuse, notify admins about it.

    0

  2. Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube.

    Is this a good alternative?
    Yes
    No

  3. FreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind. Use YouTube without advertisments and prevent Google tracking from you with their cookies and JavaScript. Available for Windows, Mac & Linux thanks to Electron.

    Is this a good alternative?
    Yes
    No
    FreeTube vs NewPipe opinions
    pros, cons and recent comments
    isisstelling

    The greatest desktop alternative.

    Positive comment • ago
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard   
    If this Comment contains spam or other abuse, notify admins about it.

    3
  4. Odysee icon

    Odysee

    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
    • Freemium • Open Source
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    Launch your own channel | Watch and share videos.

    Is this a good alternative?
    Yes
    No
  5. SkyTube icon

    SkyTube

    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
    • Free • Open Source
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • YouTube
    • F-Droid

    SkyTube is an alternative, free, open-source YouTube application for Android. It allows you to use YouTube comfortably without the need for Google/YouTube account and hence this app only offers read-only access to YouTube.

    Is this a good alternative?
    Yes
    No
    SkyTube vs NewPipe opinions
    Almost everyone thinks SkyTube is a great alternative to NewPipe.
    loziniak

    Features almost the same, but crashes a lot less.

    Positive comment • ago
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard   
    If this Comment contains spam or other abuse, notify admins about it.

    1

  6. nuclear is a free music streaming program that pulls content from free sources all over the internet.

    Is this a good alternative?
    Yes
    No

  7. ClipGrab is a free downloader and converter for YouTube, Vimeo, Metacafe, Dailymotion and many other online video sites.

    Bundleware

    The default Windows installer contains Opencandy. A version with no third-party offers is available in Download options.

    Is this a good alternative?
    Yes
    No
  8. Piped icon

    Piped

    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
    • Free • Open Source
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    An alternative YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.

    Is this a good alternative?
    Yes
    No
  9. FrostWire icon

    FrostWire

    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire

    FrostWire is a free, open source P2P BitTorrent file sharing application & cloud file downloader in one. It's a fork of LimeWire .

    Warning

    On VirusTotal 26/66 AntiVirus flagged the installer as malicioushttps://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/75b209b3bb747037792b6c7a10a0a123fab23ed4ed17b937c240ddc45ff8f6ee/detection

    Bundleware

    As reported on VirusTotal, the installer contains Opencandy. Be careful during installation. https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/60a309e91ba1039c3527053867e0e210ff2e18628a01acc264d82430e6436889/analysis/

    Is this a good alternative?
    Yes
    No
  10. YouPHPTube icon

    YouPHPTube

    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
    • Free • Open Source
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Chromecast

    It is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone. It's written in PHP and with YouPHPTube you can create your own video sharing site and Stream Live videos for free.

    Is this a good alternative?
    Yes
    No
Showing 10 of 49 alternatives