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What Is Tubular?
Tubular builds on NewPipe's lightweight, privacy-focused foundation and adds features that the main NewPipe project has not integrated, particularly SponsorBlock for automatically skipping sponsored segments.
Tubular vs NewPipe
| Feature | Tubular | NewPipe |
|---|---|---|
| SponsorBlock | ? | ? |
| Return YouTube Dislike | ? | ? |
| Core features | Same as NewPipe | Base features |
| Update frequency | Follows NewPipe | Regular |
Who is it for?
Tubular is a good pick if you already like NewPipe but want SponsorBlock and dislike counts without switching to a patched YouTube app.
Limitations
As a fork, Tubular may lag behind NewPipe security fixes. It still cannot use Google sign-in, and Return YouTube Dislike depends on third-party APIs that can rate-limit or go offline.