I thought they could not continue workint as Youtube alternative.
Just to clarify on this, Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube. This only means that you can access YouTube’s content without the tracking that is present in their website. This also means some extra features don’t work the same for example the “cards” that link to other videos… you actually get to see the person on a video pointing nowhere and looks hilarious sometimes
By the way I forgot to mention one alternative that I recently discovered: mediagoblin, which again is decentralized and has many instances to choose from.
Thank you for your complete answers, its really helped me. I searched for this answers on internet but didnt find nothing so clear.
I’m going to check all your options
Another alternative specifically for documentaries is Curiosity Stream if you are interested. I’m mentioning it because there are obviously a lot of documentaries on YouTube, so this may be a good alternative to consider for this type of content.
It’s not free, you have to pay for a subscription, however there’s a sell going on for Cyber-Monday that costs about US$15/year. The content is excellent so for me is pretty much worth it.
Also don’t forget UntrackMe and UntrackMe Lite. It converts YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, and Google Maps links to respective Invidious, Nitter, Bibliogram, and OpenStreetMap alternatives in your browsers. Works really well.
As far as alternatives to the YouTube app, but not the service, there are others besides NewPipe such as SkyTube/SkyTube Extra, YaShlang, and HoloPlay (uses Invidious) among others.
Also, NewPipe is a multi-service app. It also does SoundCloud, MediaCCC, and PeerTube/FramaTube. From the slide out menu click on the little dropdown arrow next to the YouTube name to expose them.
PeerTube instances can be added via Settings -> Content -> Peertube instances.
Thank you @marcdw for the detailed feedback, and letting me discover a lot of new possibilities.
In terms of apps, I preferred NewPipe (Legacy) to SkyTube (I use it in an old device, and it has all the features I may need). But my question was related to a possibility of YT alternatives when using a browser, and then, thanks to your post, I discovered this page:
Just be aware it won’t automatically update if you install it that way. You will get a notification when new version is ready and then you have to install manually. It’s very easy to do (just follow the links) but it’s worth noting that.
Not really an alternative, but when I look for a video I do it with DuckDuckGo --> Videos and watch it from there. In this way even if the video is hosted(?) on YouTube I do not need to access the YouTube’s website.
I really like Newpipe Legacy (available on Fdroid).
You can import your subscriptions, no more ads while watching videos.
Recently, I also tried Odysee to follow popular youtubers such as Defakator.
You can also take a look at Imago (french video platform focusing on social and environmental videos)
Only just saw this thread, but +1 for odysee (or LBRY). Its blockchain based and actually has a relatively sustainable mechanism that allows creators to earn money without ads