NewPipe (unofficial port)
Free and lightweight YouTube frontend for Android Source
Description
NewPipe is a privacy-preserving YouTube frontend. NewPipe does not use any Google framework libraries, or the YouTube API. It only parses the website in order to gain the information it needs. Therefore this app can be used on devices without Google Services installed. Also, you don't need a YouTube account to use NewPipe, and it's FLOSS.
NewPipe currently supports these services:
- YouTube and YouTube Music
- PeerTube and all its instances
- Bandcamp
- SoundCloud
- media.ccc.de
Notice
Android app running on Linux thanks to Android Translation Layer.
- https://gitlab.com/julianwi/newpipe_flatpak/-/raw/1e5a668b2681f40ed3eaaaa16d3351c1f7fc0fe2/screenshots/newpipe/00.png
- https://gitlab.com/julianwi/newpipe_flatpak/-/raw/1e5a668b2681f40ed3eaaaa16d3351c1f7fc0fe2/screenshots/newpipe/01.png
- https://gitlab.com/julianwi/newpipe_flatpak/-/raw/1e5a668b2681f40ed3eaaaa16d3351c1f7fc0fe2/screenshots/newpipe/02.png
- https://gitlab.com/julianwi/newpipe_flatpak/-/raw/1e5a668b2681f40ed3eaaaa16d3351c1f7fc0fe2/screenshots/newpipe/03.png
- https://gitlab.com/julianwi/newpipe_flatpak/-/raw/1e5a668b2681f40ed3eaaaa16d3351c1f7fc0fe2/screenshots/newpipe/04.png
- https://gitlab.com/julianwi/newpipe_flatpak/-/raw/1e5a668b2681f40ed3eaaaa16d3351c1f7fc0fe2/screenshots/newpipe/05.png
- https://gitlab.com/julianwi/newpipe_flatpak/-/raw/1e5a668b2681f40ed3eaaaa16d3351c1f7fc0fe2/screenshots/newpipe/06.png
- https://gitlab.com/julianwi/newpipe_flatpak/-/raw/1e5a668b2681f40ed3eaaaa16d3351c1f7fc0fe2/screenshots/newpipe/07.png
Rating
Mobile Fit: 5Perfect - this app fits your phone screen just fine out of the box and works nicely with touch input!
Project status: pre-release
This project has not seen a release yet. It may be in development for a short time only, or maybe longer. It should work mostly fine, but don't expect to find it packaged in your distribution.
The project repository was created on 2024-10-26.
The last known commit happened on 2025-09-03.
Please note: This information is not updated continuously. This particular listing was last updated on 2025-09-22
Features
✔ This app is (according to its appstream metadata or description) intended to be compatible with mobile devices.
Packaging
Get it on Flathub!
Install as flatpak: https://flathub.org/apps/net.newpipe.NewPipe.flatpakref
Build and install your own flatpak: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flathub/net.newpipe.NewPipe/refs/heads/master/net.newpipe.NewPipe.yml
If you're lucky*, you can install this app by just hitting this button:
Install* You need to have an appstream:// handler, e.g., GNOME Software or KDE Discover, installed and the app needs to be available in a configured software repository, more details.
Find similar apps
By Service: YouTube PeerTube Bandcamp SoundCloud media.ccc.de
By Category: video player
By FreeDesktop-(Additional-)Category: AudioVideo
Licensing and technical details
License: GPL-3.0-or-later Metadata: CC0-1.0
Frameworks: Android Translation Layer
Backend: Android Translation Layer
Programming languages: Java Kotlin
Build system: gradle
AppStream Metadata URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flathub/net.newpipe.NewPipe/refs/heads/master/net.newpipe.NewPipe.metainfo.xml