PipePipe
Open-source Android YouTube client forked from NewPipe, with built-in SponsorBlock support.
Liked as an ad-free, privacy-friendly YouTube client with SponsorBlock built in123, and as a more full-featured alternative to NewPipe and Tubular.45 The main caveat raised is that automatic sponsor skipping can be annoying6, with one user saying it tried to skip large portions of a video.7
Why people recommend it
SponsorBlock, no ads · 3
Commenters value the built-in SponsorBlock and ad-free YouTube viewing.
“Using NewPipe and sponsor block on PipePipe increases privacy and makes YouTube ad free.”
“Nice! Have installed it now.”
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“I use the app to find videos and copy them to pipepipe.”
Features · 2
Seen as having more features than Tubular and filling gaps left by NewPipe.
“I just switched from Tubular[0] to PipePipe. It has more feature than Tubular!”
“Nice! Have installed it now.”
Privacy · 2
Used for more private viewing, including local subscriptions without a Google account.
“Using NewPipe and sponsor block on PipePipe increases privacy and makes YouTube ad free.”
“I use PipePipe on my phone for podcasts”
Easy migration · 1
One user moved their database over from Tubular without problems.
“I just switched from Tubular[0] to PipePipe. It has more feature than Tubular!”
Caveats and dissent
Auto-skip · 1
Automatic sponsor skipping can be annoying and cut large portions of videos.
“I use Pipepipe, but auto skipping content is the one thing I turned off pretty fast.”
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- PipePipe: NewPipe hard fork implementing SponsorBlock 2 mentions
- HackerTube: YouTube built from videos recommended by HN 1 mention
- Fingerprints are the new cookies 1 mention
- Ask HN: Where do you like to consume content anymore? 1 mention
- NewPipe: YouTube client without vertical videos and algorithmic feed 1 mention
- YouTube blocks background video playback on Brave and other Browsers 1 mention
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All comments 7
“I use the app to find videos and copy them to pipepipe.”
“Using NewPipe and sponsor block on PipePipe increases privacy and makes YouTube ad free.”
“I use Pipepipe, but auto skipping content is the one thing I turned off pretty fast.”
“Nice! Have installed it now.”
“I use PipePipe on my phone for podcasts”
“I just switched from Tubular[0] to PipePipe. It has more feature than Tubular!”
“I recommend PipePipe”