Hello everyone! I have been de-googling my life for a few years. I don’t have official YouTube clients anymore. At this point I use PipePipe, a fork from New Pipe to watch videos.

But as a Spotify and YouTube Music replacement, I am currently using Outer Tune.

My problem is that with or without Proton VPN usage I get errors again and again. despite closing the app, switching off the VPN etc. At this point it’s impossible for me use Outer Tune any longer.

What are you using?

  • Libb@piefed.socialEnglish
    3·
    13 days ago

    CDs + locally saved files. Like with movies, we have quit using all streaming services and we own the media we watch… or we don’t watch them.

  • DrDystopia@lemy.lol
    2·
    13 days ago

    I have been googling my life for a few years.

    🫠

    What are you using?

    I “steal” the music and either have it locally on my devices or stream it through VPN from my home server.

    Coincidentally, I use PipePipe to download the audio from YouTube music videos. Been using it more than torrents for quite some time.

  • epyon22@programming.dev
    31·
    13 days ago

    I buy music from Amazon music, hd tracks or band camp it’s all drm free and put it on my server behind a subsonic based server . That’ll give you the closest to a streaming service. Otherwise just sync music on your phone old school.

  • illi@sh.itjust.works
    21·
    13 days ago

    I use InnerTune with proton VPN (though I had to exclude it in the split tunneling setting) and all works just fine.

  • bootstrap@piefed.socialEnglish
    21·
    13 days ago

    Lidarr + Deemix + Navidrome + Tailscale + Symfonium

    Absolutely flawless and beautifully automated.

    • bootstrap@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      13 days ago

      Let me add that my favourite albums / artists will usually be bought on vinyl records as well for some neat displays and to throw some support their way.

      1 physical purchase is worth a million streams (I imagine compared to spotify anyway)