The NewPipe application is a client for convenient viewing of videos from Youtube services. It helps users to enjoy interesting videos and download them in the desired quality. From the article you will learn about the features of the application, its capabilities and interface, as well as download methods.
What is Newpipe?
NewPipe is a Youtube client, it does not use any libraries that depend on Google and Youtube API. The platform is only limited to the analysis of Youtube itself. This means that you can use it even on a device that does not have Google services.
With the NewPipe app, you can download audio and video in the quality you want. You will also be able to listen to music in the background. The platform has a small size, which is convenient if your device does not have a very large amount of memory.
The feature rich app with convenient services also has the ability to bypass certain Youtube restrictions.
The main characteristics of NewPipe and its system requirements are presented in the table:
| Parameter name | Description |
| Developer | Christian Schabesberger. |
| Category | Download audio and video. |
| Device and OS Requirements | Devices with Android OS version from 4.0.3. |
| Interface language | The application is multilingual. There are Russian, Ukrainian, English, Lithuanian, Japanese and others. There are 44 languages in total. |
| License | Free. |
| The presence of Root-rights. | Not required. |
The NewPipe application has a number of features and advantages over the official Youtube. The main ones are:
- convenient search for video content with filters;
- the ability to listen to music in the streaming background to save battery power;
- the presence of basic support for Android TVs;
- there is a section with currently popular videos;
- no login required;
- the ability to play only audio tracks, without playing video images;
- availability of basic information about all videos;
- support for high resolutions – 1080p / 2K / 4K;
- the ability to select a video player for viewing;
- availability of browsing history;
- there is support for SoundCloud, media.ccc.de and PeerTube instances.
Functionality and interface
The interface of the NewPipe application is user-friendly and easy to understand. Its design is dominated by dark red and gray colors. On the main page of the platform there are sections “Trends”, “Subscriptions” and “Favorites”. There is also a magnifying glass, by clicking on which, you can open the search.
The main features of the application, apart from free viewing:
- in the NewPipe settings, you can select the desired video resolution (by default it is 360p);
- it is possible to link the application with an external audio or video player for playback;
- the ability to save downloaded files in the most convenient playback quality, and in different formats – MPEG, WebM and 3GP;
- searching for channels and subscribing to them;
- import subscriptions from Youtube;
- playing videos in the Kodi media center;
- setting the display of content, taking into account age restrictions;
- you can select a directory in which all downloaded files will be saved;
- adding a video to a playlist.
To import subscriptions from Youtube to NewPipe, do the following:
- Go to “Subscriptions”.
- Under “Import from”/”importar desde” select “YouTube”.
- Click on the URL.
- Wait until the “Import file” button appears on the screen and click on it.
- Find the download folder and select the file called “Subscription_manager…”. After that, all subscriptions will be imported.
By clicking on three horizontal lines on the main page, in addition to the already known tabs, the user opens sections – “What’s new” (new on the platform), “Downloads” (downloaded files), “History” (what was viewed earlier), ” Settings” and “About the application” (information about the service).
When you open a video, below it you can see buttons for adding to a playlist, watching in the background, and a small window, as well as for downloading.
If you click the “Download” button, a window will appear to select the format and quality of the download. Here you can also change the name, choose what exactly will be downloaded – “Video”, “Audio” or “Subtitles”.
This is how the downloaded file looks like in the downloads folder:
Free download Newpipe app in apk file
You can download the NewPipe application only through the apk file. In the official Android app store – Google Play Store, it is missing.
The latest version of NewPipe in Russian
The latest version of the NewPipe application is v. 0.21. Distinctive features are the author’s translation into Russian, the absence of any analytics and data collection, the presence of support for installing the application on a flash drive, and improving the performance of the player’s cache. The latest version has several modifications:
- NewPipe v. 0.21.3. Size – 8.4 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files30/1447129/newpipe_v0.21.3.apk/.
- NewPipe v. 0.21.2. Size – 8.5 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files30/1431591/newpipe_v0.21.2.apk/.
- NewPipe v. 0.21.1. Size – 8.3 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files30/1423996/newpipe_v0.21.1.apk/.
- NewPipe v. 0.21.0. Size – 8.3 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files30/1417499/newpipe_v0.21.0.apk/.
Download links are the same for all Android devices. Also, using these files, you can install the application on a PC running Linux and Windows 7-10, but this will require a special installer.
Previous versions of NewPipe in Russian
In addition to the newest version, you can also download the previous ones (NewPipe legacy). But it is recommended to do this only when a fresh variation is not installed for some reason. What old versions of NewPipe can be downloaded:
- NewPipe v. 0.20.11. Size – 7.9 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files30/1408400/newpipe_v0.20.11.apk/.
- NewPipe v. 0.20.10. Size – 7.8 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files20/1396378_c57d7d/newpipe_v0.20.10.apk.
- NewPipe v. 0.20.9. Size – 7.7 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files20/1395345_50d91c/newpipe_v0.20.9.apk.
- NewPipe v. 0.20.8. Size – 7.7 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files20/1361914_b314d3/newpipe_v0.20.8.apk.
- NewPipe v. 0.20.7. Size – 7.7 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files20/1361461_da570e/newpipe_v0.20.7.apk.
- NewPipe v. 0.20.6. Size – 7.7 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files20/1352205_5150ef/newpipe_v0.20.6.apk.
- NewPipe v. 0.20.5. Size – 7.7 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files20/1346113_dba001/newpipe_v0.20.5.apk.
- NewPipe v. 0.20.4. Size – 7.6 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files20/1342407_82533a/newpipe_v0.20.4.apk.
- NewPipe v. 0.20.3. Size – 7.5 MB. Link for safe download – https://trashbox.ru/files20/1341205_8a61dc/newpipe_v0.20.3.apk.
What to do if Newpipe doesn’t work?
Since the NewPipe platform does not depend on either Google or the Youtube API, there are no failures due to them – and this is 90% of the problems in the operation of such applications. Malfunctions arise only because of problems on the part of the user himself. The reasons may be:
- little free space in the device memory – to fix it, you can clear the cache;
- slow internet speed – try connecting to a different network;
- outdated version of Android – update the firmware.
Application analogs
The NewPipe app has few free alternatives, as YouTube did a massive purge not too long ago. But we will present the most worthy of the “survivors” or newly created:
- Vidmate 4.4903. Using the application, you can download any video posted on YouTube and other online services, as well as music. Downloading is also possible from many other video hosting sites – for example, from Vimeo or Dailymotion. To install, you need a device with Android OS from version 4.4.
- iTube 4.0.4. It is an application for Android phones and tablets with version 4.0 and higher that allows you to download YouTube videos and music and create your own playlists for offline viewing.
- KeepVid 3.1.3.0. Android app for downloading media from music and video sites like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Vimeo, Vine, LiveLeak, SoundCloud and more. It is one of the most complete media file download managers.
- Peggo 2.0.8. An application that allows you not only to download videos from YouTube and SoundCloud video hosting sites for future offline viewing, but also allows you to extract audio from them in MP3 format to listen to songs without an Internet connection.
Newpipe app reviews
Yuri, 36 years old, Voronezh. A very convenient application for watching Youtube videos without annoying ads. In the settings it is convenient to choose the resolution in which the movie or video will be played.
Oksana, 21 years old, Moscow. Great app for watching Youtube. You can watch everything the same as in the official application – only without paying for subscriptions and advertising every 5 minutes of viewing. The NewPipe client is designed to view and download videos from the Youtube platform. It is enough to download the service to your Android device using the apk file and install it as a regular application. Then you can enable the service and use all its services.
Je decouvre cette application est c’est tout simplement geneial. Finie la pub qui coupe la lecture d’une video toutes les 5 minutes ! Merci aux conecpteurs piuyr cette initiative.