Does it bypass the age restrictions on non-account watching? I use mostly newpipe for youtube but sometimes still hit the "you have to be 18+ to watch this video now log in you little bitch" blocker.
this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2025
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There is an option for it, but I don't know how well it works. Maybe it works so well that I haven't noticed?
I'll give it a shot, thanks!
Edit: Nope, fails to load video due to age restrictions. If anyone with an account wants to download this stupid video and upload it to catbox or archive I'll love you forever. I haven't seen it in years lol.
Pity. The "embed" trick doesn't work it seems. But you can trying going through bing.com . For some reason some age restricted videos work through it.
Unfortunately it just tries to open the link in newpipe.
Oh, you're on a phone. Try it on desktop or activate desktop mode on your phone's browser.
Nope. Librewolf/yt-dlp on Fedora: Sign in to confirm age/ ERROR: Sign in to confirm age.
Fucking youtube...
Ugh tell me about it lol.
No dice, still opens in Newpipe from desktop mode. I'll try ytdlp when I have internet access for the laptop next though, ATM I only have the phone and limited hotspot.
Is it foss?
In the FAQ
Can I see the source code?
Yes, we have a gitlab repository here: Grayjay Gitlab Repository
You can see the code, but nobody can participate, so not really foss, right?
This have never been a requirement to be a free software, as you can just fork it.
However it doesn't have a free licence https://gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay/-/blob/master/LICENSE.md
So yes, it's not FOSS, it's open code.
"The core is currently licensed under the Source First License 1.1. All contributors have to sign FUTO Individual Contributor License Agreement before contributions can be accepted."
Yeah, this does not look good.
If someone is saying "I'll use Youtube because this alternative doesn't check every single box on my list" is letting perfect be the enemy of good.
You still use youtube de-facto, just via another app. Besides, there is NewPipe.
*Looks at post title*
*Looks at community title*
I'm not sure you understand what we're trying to do here.
I would encourage you to look a bit further. I typed "grayjay github" and right there are merged pull requests. There is also a CONTRIBUTION.md.
Don't see anything on the site that says it is
Welcome to the other side .
I have two main usage scenarios:
- I get a youtube link through a social media post etc.
- I search for a certain artist/song or some other keywords
In both scenarios, is it possible to make the app search globally (all enabled providers) and give me the non-YT choice first?
I see it has a youtube plugin. What is it based on => https://gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/plugins/youtube/-/raw/master/YoutubeScript.js
Apparently their very own script to scrape youtube. That will cause trouble in the future, unless they get it from elsewhere (e.g. yt-dlp) in a way I cannot see.
If you search for the youtube title and have the youtube source/plugin enabled, if the video has been mirrored to another platform, that will come up. If not, then you can choose to enable the youtube source/plugin. Search results don't seem to give priority to any platform so order can be random.
I see it has a youtube plugin. What is it based on?
You can find the source if you search for it. There is a guide for how to write plugins. If you understand that, I guess it'll answer your question. You could also ask the devs. They probably have a good answer.