What I like most about freetube is
- the precise playback speed control all the way to 10x (I find myself casually switching up 2.75x → 3.75x during streams etc. which is nice). It’s what I’m missing on youtube (I’m aware there are extensions) and the lbry desktop.
- mark as watched
- the sub feed is a lot cleaner and more organized than on youtube. Works exactly like lbry desktop
- ui config (distraction-free settings, size, …)
- actually being able to disable auto-play
Pain points for me
- doesn’t show dislikes like youtube without an extension sadge
- it’s a bit easier to get lost in a filter bubble as you’re exclusively fed subscriptions (for me, it’s been this way for a long time on youtube, too with disabled history)
- tabs don’t exist which makes hopping between different kinds of streams, videos, movies impossible (I still like doing that with different apps, tho, like hopping between coding, watching a series, watching a stream, watching a vid on lbry, watching a vid on freetube)
- (pain point I’ve heard from other people) playlists can’t be saved
Overall an upgrade from youtube for me with some convenience costs