# NewPipe: an Android front end for YouTube and PeerTube

> NewPipe is an Android front end for YouTube, YouTube Music and PeerTube. It gets service data from public APIs where available and otherwise parses websites or uses internal APIs to search and play streams.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: App · Website
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-10-22
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/blob/d7d6f25c031a43ec62dd37acffa5ce379d0f70cf/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/newpipe-streaming-client-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/newpipe-streaming-client-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/newpipe-streaming-client-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Android app distributed through F-Droid and GitHub releases. The supported services listed in the README include YouTube, YouTube Music and PeerTube instances.
- The app obtains service data through official APIs where available and otherwise parses websites or uses internal APIs.
- License: GPL-3.0; streaming services retain their own terms.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/blob/d7d6f25c031a43ec62dd37acffa5ce379d0f70cf/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/blob/d7d6f25c031a43ec62dd37acffa5ce379d0f70cf/LICENSE>

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