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What is Grayjay?

Grayjay is a cutting-edge app that serves as a video player and source aggregator. It allows you to stream and organize videos from various sources, providing a unified platform for your entertainment needs.

It's mostly used as a YouTube frontend^. However, it is now launching as a desktop app for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No website version? I hope the desktop app isn't Electron-based then.

Edit: It is. What the fuck?

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 66 points 4 days ago (32 children)

I really wish there was a truly open source version of GrayJay because GrayJay is actually Not OpenSource

[–] airglow@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago

Yikes. I'll be sticking with NewPipe and other FOSS apps.

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[–] QuantumSoul@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I am working on an alternative

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[–] hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago

It's an alpha release, so expect it to be buggy. Overall this is a good thing. We need more frontends.

[–] oldfart@lemm.ee 6 points 3 days ago

That zip file is just one command away from an appimage

[–] zerozaku@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Why can't they be a website than an app for Dekstop?

Also understood that they're not open-source but are they privacy-respecting?

Edit: Went through their privacy policy and seems they're privacy-focused. I will be trying their app now.

[–] Sunny 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah if you know who's behind Futo (Louis Rossman) you will know he fights very hard for better privacy across the board among other things that are better for us consumers.

Edit: Futo being the company behind this app and other privacy respective apps.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

when it comes to right to repair he's amazing. that being said, however, he hasn't had much positive to say about the SteamDeck which is leagues ahead of something like the Nintendo switch in terms of user freedoms and customizability.
Granted that's like one take I disagree with compared to ALL he's done but I'm still surprised he hasn't made a followup about how much good it's done for Linux in general considering he's been using Linux since it was in a physical box lol

[–] timestatic@feddit.org 4 points 3 days ago

Personally I've been using FreeTube for accessing YouTube as they are FOSS. Only thing I wish they would have a feature to share like subs with Tubular and watch history somehow. It doesn't have all the platforms Grayjay has but for just YouTube its pretty great

[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 days ago

the app is source available, it places some restrictions on modifications of the source code, but the code is fully available

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Grayjay mobile is awesome, very much looking forward to checking this out. Love how it puts all my YouTube, Patreon, Twitch and Peertube content in one place.

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[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Lots of desktop front ends.

Meanwhile I got to emulate Android to run S-Tube because there's nothing good for remote control use for Plasma Bigscreen.

At least my Bigscreen "easy to use" legit package might be done soon.

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 days ago

The peertube app recently launched and its pretty decent for a first release

[–] el_abuelo@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Honestly the mobile app doesn't work for such long periods of time that I've all but given up and gone back to YouTube.

If anyone knows an app to replace YouTube that is actually reliable then let me know! I'm in the market.

[–] Sunny 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What do you mean it doesnt work for longer periods of time? Been flawless for me ever since I started using it.

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[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

I'm on Newpipe, it only rarely stopped working like this.

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

...truth?

Run your own yt-dlp frontend. Punchflat... or one of the many other solutions out there. Dump your subs to a folder and let Jellyfin turn them into individual shows with episodes.

I shouldn't have to do that!

Don't tell me. Tell Google, or... pay them, I guess. Your call. I'll be over here turning my lemons into lemonade. You do whatever you want with yours.

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can you tell me more about these yt-dlp frontends? I've been looking for one for a long time, but I haven't really found any. I was thinking of using mov-cli instead so I atleast have a search feature.

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Look for YouTube webuis on docker.

https://github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat

Punchflat can dump YouTube channels on schedules in a way that Plex and Jellyfin can digest them as shows and put them up like any other show. You can auto-delete old episodes as they get old to keep your data low, or simply roll one or two month's of your subscriptions and barely keep anything.

https://github.com/gallofeliz/youtube-dl-webui

Simpler and more like a gun you aim at urls and download them. More hands-on... Pinchflat is the only one I know that integrates with Plex and Jellyfin.

[–] el_abuelo@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Did you just have a whole conversation with yourself? Lol at least give me a chance to respond.

Thanks for the recommendation.

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I suspect common responses and prepare for them.

The "canned answer".

[–] el_abuelo@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I appreciate why you're doing that and am just offering feedback you are welcome to ignore: it made me think you're a bit of a douche and I didn't feel like interacting with you much after that.

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, I am, good call.

[–] Sunny 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The other most used frontends are Newpipe(and it's forks) aswell as Revanced.

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