Piped
Privacy-respecting open-source YouTube frontend and API proxy.
Why consider Piped?
Piped is an open-source alternative YouTube frontend. It routes all requests through proxy servers to prevent Google tracking, skips sponsor segments via SponsorBlock, and supports 4K 60fps video.
Learn Piped by building
Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.
In this guide2 sections
Overview of Piped
Piped delivers lightning-fast video playback without loading heavy proprietary Google tracking scripts, featuring background audio playback on mobile and desktop.
Running with Docker
git clone https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped-Docker.gitcd Piped-Dockerdocker compose up -dPiped is licensed under the GNU AGPL-3.0 license.
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