To watch videos from YouTube, the majority of Android users use a standard client. However, there are YouTube analogues that are in no way inferior, and sometimes even superior to the original. NewPipe is the best of them.

The Newpipe application interface is simple and intuitive with a minimum of necessary controls and settings options. The similar color scheme is reminiscent of YouTube, and the search bar allows you to find the video you need. The results are displayed in the form of a list with a preview; selecting any video opens a window for playback in the program or Internet browser. On the YouTube analogue, the toolbar includes buttons for changing the resolution, downloading videos and music to the device, as well as listening to a song in a third-party player. In addition, music will continue to play in the background even after the screen is locked, which is not supported by the YouTube client.

An analogue of youtube, the NewPipe application does not contain advertising or hidden purchases, takes up 3 MB of disk space, and does not require APIs or Google services to work. Therefore, it is rational to use the application if your device does not have software search giant or deleted for personal reasons.

Due to Google's anti-compete policy, NewPipe will not appear on Google Play. Therefore, the application is downloaded from a third-party website. Read more about the resource and installation method in a separate section.

Main advantages:

1. Similar to youtube.
2. Free, no ads.
3. Choice of resolution and quality.
4. Downloading videos and music.
5. Search, ease of use.
6. No API or Google services are required for operation.

Main disadvantages:

1. The program is not and will not be on Google Play.
2. Update only in manual mode.

Conclusion

Previously, in order to download music or videos from YouTube, you had to use third-party services, which caused discomfort and additional expense traffic. Thanks to the YouTube analogue program NewPipe, music and videos are downloaded to the device, played in player mode or watched in streaming mode. In addition, the program is indispensable if Google services are missing or deleted from the device.

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To watch videos from YouTube, the majority of Android users use a standard client. However, there are YouTube analogues that are in no way inferior, and sometimes even superior to the original. NewPipe is the best of them.

The Newpipe application interface is simple and intuitive with a minimum of necessary controls and settings options. The similar color scheme is reminiscent of YouTube, and the search bar allows you to find the video you need. The results are displayed in the form of a list with a preview; selecting any video opens a window for playback in the program or Internet browser. On the YouTube analogue, the toolbar includes buttons for changing the resolution, downloading videos and music to the device, as well as listening to a song in a third-party player. In addition, music will continue to play in the background even after the screen is locked, which is not supported by the YouTube client.

An analogue of youtube, the NewPipe application does not contain advertising or hidden purchases, takes up 3 MB of disk space, and does not require APIs or Google services to work. Therefore, it is rational to use the application if the search giant’s software is missing on the device or deleted for personal reasons.

Due to Google's anti-compete policy, NewPipe will not appear on Google Play. Therefore, the application is downloaded from a third-party website. Read more about the resource and installation method in a separate article.

Main advantages:

1. Similar to youtube.
2. Free, no ads.
3. Choice of resolution and quality.
4. Downloading videos and music.
5. Search, ease of use.
6. No API or Google services are required for operation.

Main disadvantages:

1. The program is not and will not be on Google Play.
2. Update only in manual mode.

Conclusion

Previously, in order to download music or videos from YouTube, you had to use third-party services, which caused discomfort and additional traffic consumption. Thanks to the YouTube analogue program NewPipe, music and videos are downloaded to the device, played in player mode or watched in streaming mode. In addition, the program is indispensable if Google services are missing or deleted from the device.

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Android has a lot of great first party apps, but of course, the official app is not one of them. For a lot of users, it often buffers (even if you have good bandwidth), lacks modern features such as , caching videos, and a hovering window to name a few. That is why advanced users have to look elsewhere to find the best.

Thankfully, as Android is the world’s largest mobile platform, developers have made many apps to better Google’s own efforts. Here are the best YouTube App alternatives for Android. So, let's get started.

Update: Hey guys, apparently, there is a new kid in the town – – a modded version of YouTube app, which looks and feels exactly like the official YouTube app but comes youtube background playback.

Note– Few applications here aren’t available on Google’s Play Store as they don’t comply with Google play policies. The applications are completely safe to use. Therefore, to install the apps, you may have to allow installation from unknown sources on your Android Device. The setting is located on devices most under “Settings” and then “Security.”

Best Youtube App Alternatives For Android

1. iTube

iTube is for people who use YouTube for mostly music. The interface loads YouTube playlists well, and it turns out to be a YouTube music player, with videos as a secondary feature.

There is also an option to load lyrics while the video is playing in the background. Though, we find this feature bit gimmicky, because it doesn’t work every time, but it indeed is a good feature to have. Or, you can use Musixmatch to show lyrics as an overlay on the YouTube app. Or even QuickLyrics , if you don’t like overlay and want something more intuitive.

Although no ads load before videos, it has its own in-app advertisements which can get a bit irritating. There’s no way to get rid of them unless you’re running an ad-blocker on your device.

2.

NewPipe is a new, lightweight, open-sourced app created to make YouTube watching a seamless experience.

The best part about this application is that it circumvents all advertisements, irrespective of whether your device is rooted, or not, but at the same time, the choices for resolution is limited. You can also choose to click the headphone icon if you want to listen to audio in the background.

Though there’s no way to log into your YouTube account and look at your subscriptions, and because of that, the main menu of the app shows a blank screen. You either have to manually search for videos you want to watch or be redirected here from another app (like your favorite browser). Another small con is there’s no way to watch videos in 1080p or higher.

3.

As OGYouTube is a modded version of YouTube, the application almost looks identical to the official YouTube app, but it has bells-and-whistles hidden under its hood.

OGYouTube allows you to have a hovering window as the player which you can use on any screen, so you can watch a video while browsing the web, or messaging on WhatsApp.

You can also download the YouTube videos (from 144p to 1440p), or just the audio, directly from the app.

Note – On some ROMs (like MiUi), to enable the Hovering Window feature you will have to go to Security >Permissions, and then click on OGYouTube and tick the ‘Display pop-up window’ option.

4.

TubeMate is a versatile application which you can use to watch YouTube videos, among other websites. The app is different from other apps on the list, as it loads the mobile version of the YouTube website and then proceeds from there.

You can choose to stream the video, and you’ll have a wide range of resolutions available.

This is also one of the best video downloaders available on Android, and it also supports many websites other than YouTube, so it can easily be a two-in-one app for most users. Make sure that you keep this app updated to the latest version, otherwise, some of the features may stop working for you as Google makes changes to YouTube services frequently, and an update from the devs fixed all the missing features once again.

5.

The app has a handy feature called ‘ Turbo’ in which videos can automatically be buffered by the click of a green button next to it. This will start the video, the moment you tap on it. No more waiting. The feature is currently unique to this application and is quite fun to use as there is no wastage of time if you want to start watching a video instantaneously.

It also has a feature called ‘Social Feed’, in which it displays videos from your Facebook or Twitter timelines, directly on the app.

It should be mentioned that it doesn’t block ads, so If you want that feature you have to look at some of the applications below.

6. YouTube Kids

You may be surprised to see an official Google app here, but this one is here on merit. As you can guess from the video, this app is specifically tailored for children, so there’s no chance of an adult video creeping in, even by mistake.

When you launch the app for the first time, you need a ‘grown-up’ to set it up. You have to select what kind of videos you want your child to be watching (Pre-School, School Age, or both), and whether you want the search to be on or off. You can also set a timer, for the amount of time you want to allow your child to be watching the videos on YouTube. This app is must have if you have unsupervised children browsing YouTube.

The app is unfortunately not available in many countries, so you might have to sideload the YouTube Kids apk.

7.

Shuffly is not exactly a YouTube replacement app but an app, that will help you discover new content on Youtube.

The app interface is simple. The top half plays the YouTube video, below that is the likes and dislikes button which tracks your habit and show similar content and below that is a big shuffle button. You can press the shuffle button to change the video.

The best part of the app is, you can shuffle random videos from a specific channel, set a keyword filter, or category.

Unfortunately, the free version of the app comes with ads that placed just below the video and to be honest they look annoying. So, if you are planning to binge watch YouTube a lot, I suggest you shell out $3 to get the pro version.

The official Youtube client is good, but far from perfect. Performance is poor on some devices.

There is no video download function or other convenient features. Therefore, many users are looking for an alternative.

In this article we will look at better unofficial Youtube clients for different operating systems ↓↓↓

Applications for Windows

→ What do developers offer for Windows 10 and 7?

1. Hyper for YouTube

This is a popular Youtube client for Windows 10. Many people call it the best. In addition to watching videos, the application offers a number of other functions: ⇓

• downloading videos from YouTube
• play the current video while you navigate through sections of the application
• convenient Russified interface

P.S.— The program is available in paid and free version.

The free version has some minor limitations.: There is no way to change interface color schemes, download multiple videos at the same time, or pin videos to the home screen !!!

2. Minitube

This program is a Youtube client for Windows 7.

Essentially, it is a compact version of the standard application with a similar interface.

However Minitube has several advantages: ⇓

1. First of all, it doesn't use Flash Player. This makes it cross-platform and saves system resources. Although this will only matter for older laptops or OS builds.

2. Secondly, it has an advanced search system. You can search for videos by word from the title and also select a specific channel and search within it. But also you can search for videos by fragment and similarity. The standard application does not have such capabilities.

The functionality doesn't end there.

Minitube allows: ↓

1. download videos from video hosting
2. sort videos by date, duration, views, rating
3. take screenshots using the F9 key.

In addition to watching videos in compact and full screen mode the app supports miniature mode. When you turn it on, only a window without controls remains on the desktop.

→ If you are looking for a YouTube client for Windows, this is a great alternative.

Clients for Android

Third-party developers offer many options for Youtube clients for Android. Let's mention a few of them: ↓↓↓

→ Which Youtube client for Android is the best ???

It depends on how exactly you use video hosting.

Each application offers its own set of functions. Choose the one that suits your needs

For iOS

In the iOS world, the ProTube app is considered the best alternative to the standard player.

It excels in performance and has a rich set of features: ↓↓↓

• automatic playback of videos in Full HD format. You can also set which resolution should be enabled automatically
• background playback support
• speed up and slow down video
• Videos can be minimized and moved around the screen

This functionality allows you to try this Youtube client for iOS. Its interface is similar to the official one except for details.

Its only drawback can be considered paid distribution.

Players for Windows Phone

For Windows Phone There are alternative Youtube clients.

Here are two popular ones: ↓↓↓

• MetroTube- one of the best. Supports Youtube API. Has a good interface. Easy to use. Allows you to download videos.
• TubePro is a development from Microsoft. In addition to the standard set of functions, it allows you to download and upload videos to video hosting.

P.S.— These programs support Windows Phone 7, 8, 10.

Bottom line

Finding an alternative Youtube client for Android or another OS is easy.

If for some reason you are not satisfied with the standard application, download an unofficial client for the YouTube service from those listed))

We live in wonderful times, comrades! There are only two truly widespread video formats - H.264 and H.265, and even hard-wired support for Full HD video in these formats in all smartphone processors starting in 2014.

But outside of these formats, mobile phones turn out to be helpless - the video either does not play, or you see a black screen with sound, or some other ripples and jerks. And this is the first reason to install an alternative video player instead of the standard one.

The second reason is multi-channel sound in DTS and AC3 formats, which is necessarily included with films of the BDRip-AVC and BDRemux standard (that is, the only ones of high quality in terms of picture and sound). And, if the video players of “thoroughbred” smartphones (Samsung, LG, Sony, for example) support Dolby Audio is included initially, then the “Chinese” do not think in such matters at all. If you ever plan to watch a movie on your smartphone and don’t want surprises in the form of broken sound, install an alternative player.

And finally, to watch movies and TV shows for free and without downloading, you also need an advanced player, because the standard one may not be able to handle bulky files and the need to cache them in real time.

In fact, there are several options: either video players with a “computer” history (BSPlayer, VLC), or the unofficial leader among alternative video players - MX Player. The first two are not as polluted with advertising in the free version as MX, but MX Player is updated most often and is the most “omnivorous”. Well, those who need no banners will have to buy a licensed version, or scour the Internet in search of MX Player with the word “Patched” in the description.

We love MX Player because it saves battery power as much as possible in formats that the smartphone natively supports, and can play any video format that a mobile phone, in theory, should not “understand” and open. There are also convenient gestures for adjusting the video frame to the display, the ability to increase the volume where a standard player is limited, and support for non-standard audio formats (search for “AC3 and DTS codecs for MX Player”). No matter how beautiful and interesting your standard audio player is, without an MX/BS/VLC player, true movie and TV lovers will have a hard time on Android.

Replacing "Gallery" - QuickPic

Each pre-installed application For viewing pictures in Android it's terrible in its own way. Some of them take a long time to open pictures or draw previews, others pollute the system with audio album covers or some kind of “gibles” of games, while others carry out banal actions (transfer a file, move it or edit it) are associated with torment. And most importantly, in each new mobile phone, audio and video files “jump out,” open and manage in their own way.

If you are tired of such leapfrog, install QuickPic. This is a free application, it appeared in the years when, due to “whistles and tricks” in galleries, expensive multi-core smartphones were too slow to open pictures. Cheap phones made opening pictures even more painful, and QuickPic became a lightweight alternative to the standard gallery.

Since then, “QuickPicture” has also grown fat, but standard galleries have learned to work slowly on new processors, and in terms of speed of opening a pack of pictures, ease of searching, setting a picture to “wallpaper,” and the ability to hide unnecessary/unsightly things from prying eyes, QuickPic is better than all its analogues.

Replacement for Google Maps - Yandex.Maps

There is nothing special to comment here - Google, of course, are great, and now they rarely talk nonsense even in the outback (and Google also collects data from “people's experts”, and therefore is progressing). But historically, Yandex is much more aware of developments and stores in the regions, knows better about the location of transport stops and lays out walking routes even taking into account narrow streets that Google doesn’t even know about. And it simply behaves less nervously when the GPS signal leaves much to be desired.

Yandex maps

Alarm clock replacement - Sleep as Android

To hell with them, with sleep phases, the optimal wake-up mode based on low-sensitive mobile phone sensors, Sleep as Android is useful for other, much more ordinary things:

• "Perfect" key instead of exact time. That is, when setting an alarm, you can click “I need enough sleep to get enough sleep.” That is +7-8 hours (depending on your settings).
• Alarm playlist. If you are terribly fed up with all the standard alarm melodies, download new ones that were created for other smartphones (at least from here), add them to the “alarms” folder in internal memory smartphone, and then mark the checkboxes as ringtones in Sleep as Android. This is much better than feeling nausea creeping up your throat and hatred spilling out in your head from the same ringtone in the morning.

Sleep as Android

• Flexible sleep settings“Now, 5 more minutes.” At first there is a large interval, then a little less, and the third time there is a rise.
• Some statistics. To know how bad your sleep was this week, and how many hours you actually slept instead of tossing and turning in bed.

In general, it’s not a panacea, but it’s much better than a standard application that “knows how to make calls, but knows how not to call.”

Replacement for file manager - ES Explorer

If you don't know what a file manager is, it's better not to even start looking. For everyone else who has already been “spoiled” by many years of working with a computer, it is better not to limit themselves to the standard primitive file manager, but to use the classic file management tool - ES Explorer.

ES Explorer

Not only for cutting/pasting/renaming files and folders, but also for other application tasks. For example:

• The ability to find exactly what is cluttered on your phone using “drive analysis”. How many gigabytes you have are occupied by pictures, how many by music, how many by applications or videos - you can immediately see. Which folders are the heaviest and all files in descending order of size on the internal memory/microSD. You don’t want to figure this out manually, and there are probably no more convenient tools for “announcing the entire list” on Android.

Transfer files using Wi-Fi. Much faster than via Bluetooth. You just need to have ES Explorer installed on both smartphones.