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Invidious

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Invidious
Original author(s)Omar Roth
Developer(s)Samantaz Fox,[1] Émilien Devos (unixfox),[1] Matthew McGarvey[1]
Initial releaseAugust 13, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-08-13)
Stable release
2023.06.02-2bdf3ef / June 2, 2023; 19 months ago (2023-06-02)
Repositorygithub.com/iv-org/invidious
Written inCrystal, HTML, JavaScript
Engine
    TypeFrontend
    LicenseAGPLv3
    Websiteinvidious.io

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    Invidious is a free and open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.[2][3] It is available as a Docker container,[4] or from the GitHub master branch.[5] It is intended to be used as a lightweight and "privacy-respecting" alternative to the official YouTube website.[2] Many privacy preserving redirecting software as well as YouTube clients use Invidious instances.[6][7][8][9]

    Version history[edit]

    Invidious was originally released as Version 0.1.0 on 13 August 2018 and was created by Omar Roth.[1] Notable updates include:[10]

    • Search and play YouTube videos (since 0.1.0)[11]
    • Official developer API (since 0.1.0)[11]
    • Geo-restriction bypassing (since 0.1.0)[11]
    • XSS Protection (since 0.5.0)[12]
    • Search filters (since 0.6.0)[13]
    • Support for playlist RSS feeds (since 0.6.0)[13]
    • 1080p video support (since 0.7.0)[14]
    • Support for watching playlists (since 0.9.0)[15]
    • Support for translations (since 0.13.0)[16]
    • Continues support for annotations after YouTube removed them (since 0.13.0)[16]
    • Support for .onion instances (since 0.13.0)[16]
    • Support for YouTube's "Trending" page (since 0.13.0)[16]
    • Support for downloading videos (since 0.14.0)[17]
    • Video previews (since 0.17.0)[18]
    • Web notifications (since 0.18.0)[19]
    • Support for YouTube's "Communities" tab (0.19.0)[20]
    • Custom playlists (since 0.20.0)[21]

    Technology[edit]

    Invidious does not use the official YouTube API, but scrapes the website for video and metadata such as likes and views.[11] This is done intentionally to decrease the amount of data shared with Google.[citation needed] The web-scraping tool is called the Invidious Developer API.[11] It is also partially used in the free and open-source app, Yattee.[22]

    In 2020, Omar Roth stated that he would be stepping down from the project and shutting down the main instance at invidio.us.[23] However, the project still continues and unofficial instances of the service still exist.[24]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Team". Invidious. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "5 Apps to Protect Your Privacy on YouTube and Stop Google From Tracking You". MUO. 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
    3. ↑ Betts, Andy (November 14, 2019). "How to Watch Flagged YouTube Videos Without Logging In". MUO.
    4. ↑ "Installation - Invidious Documentation". docs.invidious.io. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    5. ↑ "Installation - Invidious Documentation". docs.invidious.io. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    6. ↑ "Improve Your Safari Browsing Experience With These Automatic Redirects". Lifehacker. 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
    7. ↑ "The 8 Best Media Players for the Steam Deck". MUO. 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
    8. ↑ "How to Watch YouTube Videos in the Linux Terminal With ytfzf". MUO. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
    9. ↑ Kocher, Laveesh (2022-12-01). "FreeTube, An Open Source Private YouTube Client". Retrieved 2023-06-03.
    10. ↑ "Releases · iv-org/invidious". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "Release Week 1: Invidious API and Geo-Bypass · iv-org/invidious". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    12. ↑ "Release Week 5: Privacy and Security · iv-org/invidious". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Release Week 6: Filters and Thumbnails · iv-org/invidious". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    14. ↑ "Release Week 7: 1080p and Search Types · iv-org/invidious". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    15. ↑ "Release Week 9: Playlists · iv-org/invidious". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "Release Version 0.13.0: Translations, Annotations, and Tor · iv-org/invidious". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    17. ↑ "Release Version 0.14.0: Community · iv-org/invidious". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    18. ↑ "Release Version 0.17.0: Player and Authentication API · iv-org/invidious". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    19. ↑ "Release Version 0.18.0: Native Notifications and Optimizations · iv-org/invidious". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    20. ↑ "Release Version 0.19.0: Communities · iv-org/invidious". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    21. ↑ "Release Version 0.20.0: Custom Playlists · iv-org/invidious". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    22. ↑ Yattee, Yattee, 2022-08-24, retrieved 2022-08-24
    23. ↑ "Omar Roth". omar.yt. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
    24. ↑ "Invidious Instances". api.invidious.io. Retrieved 2022-08-24.

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