To be honest, YouTube is not only a platform where you can watch /download the video ,but a wonderful field where you can share and grow personally and help oher people to flourish through sharing your vision , art ,creativity ,etc.
I like the idea of YouTube serving as a search engine and an entertaining feat
Based on our record, YouTube seems to be a lot more popular than Minitube. While we know about 1740 links to YouTube, we've tracked only 5 mentions of Minitube. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
In regards to alternative Youtube clients. Not sure if it fits your requirements but I've used MiniTube which is pretty decent: https://flavio.tordini.org/minitube. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
Minitube is what I use, not open source though. https://flavio.tordini.org/minitube. Source: over 2 years ago
Or the native cross-plattform opensource Minitube from https://flavio.tordini.org/minitube . Is already available on most systems through the package manager. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
There's already some competition in this space: https://flavio.tordini.org/minitube. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
You might like Minitube. Been around for a few years but still appears to work. Source: almost 3 years ago
I discovered “Developer Voices” recently https://youtube.com/@DeveloperVoices. It’s more a podcast style channel, with a different guest on each episode with experience in a different area of tech/computer science they discuss. No memes, no click bake, no how to be a tech lead just mixed varied interesting computer science content/topics. Agree with the other posters though, generally tech channels are junk full... - Source: Hacker News / 1 day ago
Sounds like an education problem ? This kind of spam is an annoyance, but you learn to filter it out soon enough. Stack Overflow is a great example : its value is not so much in giving you a quick answer, but even more because you will see several answers, and the discussion around them. And yes, sure, convincing malicious actors there are always possible, but not probable. Same thing with Wikipedia's Talk pages,... - Source: Hacker News / 2 days ago
Obligatory microservices video: https://youtu.be/y8OnoxKotPQ They're hilarious, I think only matched by Austin Nasso who does a tech roast show: https://youtube.com/@austinnasso/videos. - Source: Hacker News / 3 days ago
Beazley's videos on YouTube including his channel are great https://youtube.com/@dabeazllc. - Source: Hacker News / 6 days ago
So starting basically from "zero" in order to learn the prerequisites before learning what you actually want to learn on your own can feel daunting at times. But I think taking shortcuts will result in frustration. So, here I am taking algebra courses on YT with 38 years. [0] https://youtube.com/@ProfessorLeonard?si=0kiGvmbZv4b9Sgf9. - Source: Hacker News / 7 days ago
NewPipe - NewPipe is a lightweight YouTube front-end for Android.
Vimeo - Vimeo is a social media app that lets you share and capture videos. You can watch new videos in a variety of different categories, and you can share your own content right from your device. Read more about Vimeo.
FreeTube - FreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind.
Reddit - Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you.
YouView - Browse, watch, convert, and download YouTube videos on your Mac faster, because YouView uses the core technologies of Mac OS X to play instead of Flash allowing video to run smoother on systems with lower specs.
Google - Google Search, also referred to as Google Web Search or simply Google, is a web search engine developed by Google. It is the most used search engine on the World Wide Web