Software:Yattee

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Short description: Alternative FOSS YouTube client for iOS


Yattee
Original author(s)Arkadiusz Fal
Developer(s)Arkadiusz Fal, Rbot427, Bharathi
Initial releaseNovember 12, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11-12)
Stable release
1.4.2 / December 6, 2022; 19 months ago (2022-12-06)
Repositorygithub.com/yattee/yattee
Written inSwift
Operating systemiOS, macOS, tvOS
TypeMedia player
LicenseAGPLv3

Yattee is a free and open-source unofficial YouTube client for iOS, macOS and tvOS.[1] On iOS and tvOS, it is available on the App Store,[2] from the official GitHub repository (although this option requires sideloading) and on TestFlight.[2] The macOS version is available from the official repository and in Homebrew.[2] It is intended to be used as a "privacy-respecting" alternative to the official YouTube app.

Features

Yattee was originally released as Version 1.0.0 on 12 November 2021 and was created by Arkadiusz Fal.[3] Notable features include:[1]

  • Native user interface built with SwiftUI with customization settings
  • Multiple instances and accounts, fast switching
  • SponsorBlock, configurable categories to skip
  • Player queue and history
  • Fullscreen playback, Picture in Picture and AirPlay support
  • Stream quality selection
  • User accounts
  • Subsriptions
  • User playlists
  • Trending
  • Channels
  • Channel playlists
  • Search
  • Search suggestions
  • Search filters
  • Popular
  • Subtitles
  • Comments

Technology

Yattee does not use the official YouTube API, but instead utilises the Invidious Developer API and the Piped JSON API.[1] The app currently uses both the built-in AVPlayer and mpv as backends.[4] Yattee also includes SponsorBlock, a popular free and open-source technology that automatically skips the sponsored segments of videos.[1] Version 1.4 implemented Return YouTube Dislike, an open-source extension that re-adds the dislike counter to the app.[5]

See also

  • Invidious
  • Piped

References

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