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Major README.md cleaning Additions: * Add the invidious logo * Add Quickstart section * Add relevant links (instance list, documentation, contribute, donate) directly in the header Badges: * Add badges for open issues and PRs * Add "Awesome Humane Tech" badge, as we're listed there * Move CI passed/translated badges to the top * Replace the "license feature" with a proper badge Major section changes: * Reword titles * Rewrite features list * Promote the screenshots sections. People like screenshots! * Move "donate" to the end, there is a link at the top anyway * Move section "made with invidious" after all the other invidious related sections + rename it to "Projects using Invidious" Other fixes: * Remove useless HTML in the screenshots table * Remove extra columns in H2 titles * Remove all useless lines between sections * Use markdown for git commands + add the staging step * Promote invidious redirect in "Extensions" * Update preference screenshots
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<div align="center">
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<img src="assets/android-chrome-192x192.png">
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<h1>Invidious</h1>
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<a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html">
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<img alt="License: AGPLv3+" src="https://shields.io/badge/License-AGPL%20v3+-blue.svg">
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</a>
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<a href="https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/actions">
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<img alt="Build Status" src="https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/workflows/Invidious%20CI/badge.svg">
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</a>
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<a href="https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues">
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<img alt="GitHub issues" src="https://img.shields.io/github/issues/iv-org/invidious?color=important">
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</a>
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<a href="https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/pulls">
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<img alt="GitHub pull requests" src="https://img.shields.io/github/issues-pr/iv-org/invidious?color=blueviolet">
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</a>
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<a href="https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/invidious/">
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<img alt="Translation Status" src="https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/invidious/-/translations/svg-badge.svg">
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</a>
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<a href="https://github.com/humanetech-community/awesome-humane-tech">
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<img alt="Awesome Humane Tech" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/humanetech-community/awesome-humane-tech/main/humane-tech-badge.svg?sanitize=true">
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</a>
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<h3>An open source alternative front-end to YouTube</h3>
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<a href="https://instances.invidious.io/">Instances list</a>
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<a href="#documentation">Documentation</a>
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<a href="#contribute">Contribute</a>
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<a href="#donate">Donate</a>
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<h5>Chat with us:</h5>
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<a href="https://matrix.to/#/#invidious:matrix.org">
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<img alt="Matrix" src="https://img.shields.io/matrix/invidious:matrix.org?label=Matrix&color=darkgreen">
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</a>
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<a href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#invidious">
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<img alt="Libera.chat (IRC)" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/IRC%20%28Libera.chat%29-%23invidious-darkgreen">
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</a>
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</div>
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## Screenshots
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| Player | Preferences | Subscriptions |
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## Features
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**User features**
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- Lightweight
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- No ads
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- No tracking
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- No JavaScript required
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- Light/Dark themes
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- Customizable homepage
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- Subscriptions independant from Google
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- Notifications for all subscribed channels
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- Audio-only mode (with background play on mobile)
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- Support for Reddit comments
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- [Available in many languages](locales/), thanks to [our translators](#contribute)
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**Data import/export**
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- Import subscriptions from YouTube, NewPipe and Freetube
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- Import watch history from NewPipe
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- Export subscriptions to NewPipe and Freetube
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- Import/Export Invidious user data
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**Technical features**
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- Embedded video support
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- [Developer API](https://docs.invidious.io/API.md)
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- Does not use official YouTube APIs
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- No Contributor License Agreement (CLA)
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## Quick start
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**Using invidious:**
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- [Select a public instance from the list](https://instances.invidious.io) and start watching videos right now!
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**Hosting invidious:**
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- [Follow the installation instructions](https://docs.invidious.io/Installation.md)
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## Documentation
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The full documentation can be accessed online at https://docs.invidious.io/
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The documentation's source code is available in this repository:
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https://github.com/iv-org/documentation
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### Extensions
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We highly recommend the use of [Privacy Redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect#get),
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a browser extension that automatically redirects Youtube URLs to any Invidious instance and replaces
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embedded youtube videos on other websites with invidious.
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The documentation contains a list of browser extensions that we recommended to use along with Invidious.
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You can read more here: https://docs.invidious.io/Extensions.md
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## Contribute
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### Code
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1. Fork it ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/fork ).
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1. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`).
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1. Stage your files (`git add .`).
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1. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`).
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1. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`).
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1. Create a new pull request ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/compare ).
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### Translations
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We use [Weblate](https://weblate.org) to manage Invidious translations.
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You can suggest new translations and/or correction here: https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/invidious/.
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Creating an account is not required, but recommended, especially if you want to contribute regularly.
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Weblate also allows you to log-in with major SSO providers like Github, Gitlab, BitBucket, Google, ...
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## Projects using Invidious
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- [FreeTube](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube): A libre software YouTube app for privacy.
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- [CloudTube](https://sr.ht/~cadence/tube/): A JavaScript-rich alternate YouTube player.
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- [PeerTubeify](https://gitlab.com/Cha_deL/peertubeify): On YouTube, displays a link to the same video on PeerTube, if it exists.
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- [MusicPiped](https://github.com/deep-gaurav/MusicPiped): A material design music player that streams music from YouTube.
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- [HoloPlay](https://github.com/stephane-r/HoloPlay): Funny Android application connecting on Invidious API's with search, playlists and favoris.
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## Donate
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Bitcoin (BTC): [bc1qfhe7rq3lqzuayzjxzyt9waz9ytrs09kla3tsgr](bitcoin:bc1qfhe7rq3lqzuayzjxzyt9waz9ytrs09kla3tsgr)
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Monero (XMR): [41nMCtek197boJtiUvGnTFYMatrLEpnpkQDmUECqx5Es2uX3sTKKWVhSL76suXsG3LXqkEJBrCZBgPTwJrDp1FrZJfycGPR](monero:41nMCtek197boJtiUvGnTFYMatrLEpnpkQDmUECqx5Es2uX3sTKKWVhSL76suXsG3LXqkEJBrCZBgPTwJrDp1FrZJfycGPR)
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## Liability
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We take no responsibility for the use of our tool, or external instances
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provided by third parties. We strongly recommend you abide by the valid
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official regulations in your country. Furthermore, we refuse liability
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for any inappropriate use of Invidious, such as illegal downloading.
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This tool is provided to you in the spirit of free, open software.
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You may view the LICENSE in which this software is provided to you [here](./LICENSE).
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> 16. Limitation of Liability.
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> IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
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WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MODIFIES AND/OR CONVEYS
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THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY
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GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE
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USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF
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DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD
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PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS),
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EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
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SUCH DAMAGES.
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