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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by potatoguy@lemmy.eco.br to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Just asking because there are a lot of youtube applications and I don't know which has good touchscreen support, FreeTube doesn't (I use it on desktop), any electron based ones probably don't too.

I use a tablet (Cachyos with gnome), so no keyboard or mouse, and I don't care if it's flatpak, appimage, native package, etc.

If there isn't anything, I might use some frontend on librewolf.

Thanks!

Edit: FreeTube started working after I closed it and opened again, so I'm going to use it hahaha, sorry for the post.

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[-] IanTwenty@piefed.social 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There's an unofficial desktop version of Newpipe now it seems:

https://flathub.org/en/apps/net.newpipe.NewPipe

I've not tried desktop but I do use it on Android. Taps to the left\right advance video in multiples of 10s. Dragging vertically on left/right adjusts volume and brightness. It's a pretty decent touch interface I'd say.

[-] potatoguy@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Edit: importing subscriptions don't work, so yeah :/

[-] potatoguy@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 3 months ago

Oh, cool! I'm using PipePipe on android, I'm going to check the Newpipe flatpak!

[-] Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago

Android apps run via Waydroid?

[-] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago

Now there's Android Translation Layer (ATL).

Newpipe (one of the best youtube client for android) is available on flathub:
https://flathub.org/en/apps/net.newpipe.NewPipe

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

mpv with yt-dlp i guess. If the default UI isn't touchscreeny enough, there's also uosc.

[-] potatoguy@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 3 months ago

Mpv uses too much battery, about video players I use the old gnome videos.

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Tubular is a New pipe fork that's pretty solid. No complaints.

[-] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Grayjay, available from F-droid and on desktop.

If you hate FUTO, you don't have to give them money.

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