Today, YouTube made an announcement that they are shutting down their YouTube Go platform that was built for users with low-speed internet. Here are some YouTube Go alternatives that you can use after it’s gone. It currently has more than 500 million downloads on the Google Play Store. It was developed as a lite version of the YouTube app for places with expensive mobile data. But, in recent years mobile data is getting faster and cheaper in many developing countries like India.
YouTube Go app was only for watching videos as commenting and posting your videos were not allowed on the app. It was mainly created to control the video quality and even download videos for watching later on. It was a very handy app for people with low internet speed. After looking at the current situation, Google decided to shut down YouTube Go app in August 2022.
So, if you’re one of the users of the YouTube Go app and want to find YouTube Go alternatives, then we have curated this list, especially for you.
Best YouTube Go Alternatives
Here’s the list of best YouTube Go alternatives:
1. Invidious
Invidious is an open-source project for YouTube users that only want to watch videos and avoid all the tracking and other stuff. Invidious scrape the video and plays it on their website with no cookie and tracking thing. You can also use it to download YouTube videos from their website. It also comes with a listen-only mode like YouTube music where you can play YouTube videos as audio. It also allows you to log in to your YouTube account on their website.
Note: As Invidious is an open-source project so, you can also host your own Invidious project. You should check their list of hosted instances to use it and their guide to host your own Invidious instance. It can be used as one of your YouTube Go alternatives.
Features:
- Lightweight
- No ads
- No tracking
- No JavaScript required
- Light/Dark themes
- Customizable homepage
- Subscriptions independent from Google
- Notifications for all subscribed channels
- Audio-only mode (with background play on mobile)
- Support for Reddit comments
- Available in many languages, thanks to our translators
Go to Invidious
2. NewPipe
NewPipe is also an open-source project for the YouTube app. It is considered the best alternative to the recently discontinued YouTube Vanced. It is a lightweight Android app that lets you watch YouTube without annoying ads and questionable permissions. You can play videos in the background or in PIP mode. It also lets you download videos in good quality for offline viewing. You can consider this option in your list of YouTube Go alternatives.
Along with YouTube, NewPipe also supports PeerTube, SoundCloud, BandCamp and media.ccc.de website. You can stream and watch videos of these platforms using NewPipe without any ads and distractions.
Features:
- Search videos
- No Login Required
- Display general info about videos
- Watch YouTube videos
- Listen to YouTube videos
- Popup mode (floating player)
- Select streaming player to watch the video with
- Download videos
- Download audio only
- Open a video in Kodi
- Show next/related videos
- Search YouTube in a specific language
- Watch/Block age-restricted material
- Display general info about channels
- Search channels
- Watch videos from a channel
- Orbot/Tor support (not yet directly)
- 1080p/2K/4K support
- View history
- Subscribe to channels
- Search history
- Search/watch playlists
- Watch as enqueued playlists
- Enqueue videos
- Local playlists
- Subtitles
- Live-stream support
- Show comments
Go to NewPipe
3. LibreTube
LibreTube is an unofficial YouTube client that allows users to explore the portal’s content using an alternative interface and features. Indeed, the highlight will be the ability to watch the material without commercials and in the background, even while your screen is turned off. As a free alternative to Spotify, it may be used to listen to music: simply make or select a song playlist that appeals to you. LibreTube is worthy enough to be on the list of YouTube Go alternatives.
Features:
- Supports user accounts.
- Subscription management.
- Check trends in the portal.
- Access to channels.
- Playlists.
- Search function.
- Search suggestions.
- Integrated subtitles.
Go to LibreTube
4. WebTube
WebTube is an Android YouTube client that is similar to YouTube. It has all of the same capabilities as the popular video site but without the need to install Google Services on your device. The app includes all of the functionality you’d expect from a well-designed YouTube client. You can, for example, use the search box to select any movie you want, play it in the quality you desire, and save it to your favorites for later access. You can choose the app’s language and the location you want to see in the settings. WebTube only takes up 2 MB of space and it is not dependent on Google Services.
- Lightweight
- Android wrapper for YouTube
- No GAPPS needed
Go to WebTube
5. dvd for Android
dvd is an open source app developed by yausername and made the source code available on GitHub. It is based on the popular youtube video downloading software ytdlp(formerly youtube-dl). It allows you to download videos from websites like YouTube, Twitter, and more. It can be a good option for YouTube Go alternatives to download videos and watch them offline.
Features:
- Download video/audio from 1000+ sites supported by yt-dlp.
- Run custom yt-dlp commands.
- Update the yt-dlp version from settings.
- Share links via other apps.
Go to dvd for Android
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