WizeStream

WizeStream is an independent, privacy-friendly NewPipe-based Android client with a modern interface, local-first features, and multiple services. It requires no platform account or Google Play Services.

Services include YouTube, YouTube Music, Bilibili, Niconico, PeerTube, Bandcamp, SoundCloud, and media.ccc.de.

Core features include:


• Watch videos and live streams from supported services
• Audio-only Listen mode with 15 visualizers
• Background and popup playback
• Android Auto browsing, voice search, controls, and resumption
• Local playlists
• Subscriptions without a platform account, kept separate for each service
• Service-specific channel groups and What's New feeds with independent refresh states
• Search and browse supported services
• Video details, related videos, and comments where available
• Download video, audio, and captions where available
• Bulk-download complete playlists and play queues
• Import and export app data for backup and migration

Additional WizeStream features:


• Material 3-inspired surfaces, dialogs, settings, tabs, and navigation
• Dynamic Material You colors and manual theme color presets
• Bottom navigation with a configurable default main tab
• Secure peer-to-peer synchronization for subscriptions, groups, playlists, history, progress, selected settings, playback profiles, and download metadata
• Manual and automatic synchronization between trusted devices on the same network
• "Download on this device" for synchronized download records whose media file is missing locally; media files are not transferred
• Search filters, channel sorting, and search within channel tabs and local or remote playlists
• Local blocking for videos, channels, and title or uploader keywords
• Podcast tabs, per-channel playback profiles, and labeled multi-audio tracks
• SponsorBlock, optional DeArrow titles and thumbnails, and YouTube dislike counts
• FCast and Chromecast-compatible TV casting on Android 8 and newer
• Player gestures, configurable pinch-to-zoom and panning, swipe-down miniplayer, optional visible-video mode, native picture-in-picture, and live-speed retention
• Embedded metadata in generated M4A, MP4, and Opus downloads
• A separate application ID for side-by-side installation with official NewPipe

WizeStream maintains its app and integrated extractor. Report service and extractor failures to WizeStream first. Releases are available through GitHub and IzzyOnDroid.

Storage permissions:

On Android 6-9, WizeStream can optionally use legacy storage instead of Android's Storage Access Framework. Some Fire TV devices also use it because of a platform SAF issue. It allows reading existing files and saving downloads and backups. On Android 10 and newer, SAF is always used and these permissions are not requested.

Camera permission:

WizeStream optionally uses the CAMERA permission only when the user selects Scan pairing code for local device synchronization. It lets one device scan the one-time QR code displayed by another for secure pairing. The permission is requested only when the scanner opens. WizeStream does not capture, store, or upload camera images, and camera hardware is optional.

Important project notice:

WizeStream is based on NewPipe but is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the official NewPipe project, TeamNewPipe, or NewPipe e.V.

WizeStream is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. It preserves upstream NewPipe credits, license notices, and third-party license information.