As the price of YouTube Premium increases, it should become more difficult for many people to afford it. This increase can be said to be quite large. If you are using Android, then this article will recommend a very useful free app called "PipePipe". It not only provides ads-free viewing of YouTube, but also has built-in download functions and background playback, and supports many websites, including SoundCloud, BiliBili, NicoNico, etc.
PipePipe has no ads and built-in download functions , supports background playback of YouTube, BiliBili, NicoNico free alternative App
Click here to go to GitHub to download and install
PipePipe needs to download the APK file and install it by yourself. It is open source on GitHub. For those who are still worried about security People suggest skipping it.
After entering the download page of GitHub, find the latest version and select the apk file to download. Generally speaking, arm64-v8a can be used by all devices. Just download this. If your The Android device is more than 10 years old, so you can download ameabi-v7a instead:
After installation, open it and you will enter the YouTube website, no ads at all:
Play the video Yes, it will start playing directly without any ads. If you want to play in the background, long press the "Background Play" function below. The download function is on the right:
In actual testing, there is no problem with standby and background play:
The download function supports videos, audios and subtitles. The highest video quality should be 1080p, and the file size will be told to you first. The download speed of this one is quite fast, so if the mobile phone capacity is sufficient, you can Download 1080p high quality:
It is a pity that the audio is only m4a and opus, and there is no MP3 format. People who want MP3 can use other conversion tools to convert:
All channels and Videos can be subscribed and bookmarked for quick viewing in the future:
The download progress can be viewed in the download menu. I tested the 720p image quality and it was finished loading in a few seconds:
Expand YouTube above The arrow icon next to it allows you to switch to other website sources. YouTube, BiliBili, and NicoNico are 100% supported. SoundCloud, media.ccc.de, FramaTube, and Bandcamp are all still in Beta version. The stability may not be that good. It is also written on the GitHub page. No longer maintained:
After switching the source, when you return to the homepage, it will become the video sourced from the website. Just like when I switched to BIliBili:
, you can download, play in the background, and enable pop-ups. Screen:
Here are several main functions of PipePipe:
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