Ways to watch movies, shows, and short videos(YouTube) without needing to feed the corporate machine or have content randomly diapear because some streaming platform changed thier licensing.

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A self hosted streaming service that can host most media types but is mostly setup to share Movies and Shows with friends and family.

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Is a YouTube clone that is open source, self hostable, and federated. I do not currently have a self hosted site but [TILvids](https://tilvids.com/) is a good one.

Short videos are generally stuck with where the creators are posting them which is still primarily YouTube but there are some things one can do to still enjoy those videos but taking Google as much out of the equation as possible.

A good open source browser plugin ad blocker is a great start to using YouTube without the horrible user experience of the ads but because of a recent change to Chrome you will also want to switch to a different browser as Chrome has changed the rule prioritizing corporate tracking and advertising over user privary and functionallity.

Is an application that will import all your watch history and subscriptions from YouTube into an application that runs directly on your computer and streams the videos you want to see without the ads, creepy recommendations, and tracking of the YouTube website.

Is an app for your phone that allows you to use YouTube without all the tracking and junk of the native app. The easiest way to install NewPipe and many other open source apps is to use [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/)