Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to riv.yt

A minimalist way to view and share YouTube videos

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. riv.yt launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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RIVYT▲203
Websites for YouTube creators
2017 · its alternatives →
2
A personal YouTube frontend based on yt-dlp▲319
A clean and minimal youtube frontend, without all the ads and whistles - christian-fei/my-yt
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
3TM
Tube – Minimalist YouTube▲220
2018 · tube.quinzel.tech · its alternatives →
4
vdNote▲130
Share noteworthy moments from YouTube videos.
2017 · its alternatives →
5
I made a website that converts YT videos into step-by-step guides▲271
Hey HN, I've been working on this side project for the past month. It generates a step-by-step tutorial guide for YouTube videos that you can follow along without watching long videos. Best suited for tutorial videos but can work for other videos aswell. No BS. Just straight to the point. The guides are generated from pure transcript so you don't have to worry about it being AI. It's my first project as a total beginner. Something I had to do inorder to get out of tutorial hell. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or if you face any problems or bugs. I would try to fix them to the…
2024 · stepify.tech · its alternatives →
6
YouTube-dl wrapper with added features to easily manage YouTube audio▲91
A simple, configurable youtube-dl wrapper to download and manage youtube audio - RijulGulati/yt-audio
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
7YA
YTHunt, App for recommending/discovering interesting videos▲58
I built this since posting YT videos are discouraged here.. very basic no bells & whistles. Thanks
2024 · ythunt.com · its alternatives →
8
RIVYT v3▲136
Instant Websites for YouTube Creators
2018 · its alternatives →
9
Vadio▲77
Watch youtube videos in groups in realtime
2018 · its alternatives →
10YD
YouTube Decade – The most-viewed videos posted 10 years ago▲168
2019 · youtubedecade.netlify.com · its alternatives →
11
Fastu.be▲76
Typeable, shareable links for YouTube
2019 · its alternatives →
12
The Gives▲65
Watch videos while video chatting with friends
2020 · the.gives · its alternatives →
13
RIVYT 2.0▲142
Websites for YouTube Creators
2017 · its alternatives →
14
FreshTube – show latest videos from YouTube channels▲115
I use it almost daily and thought others might find it useful. I submitted this to HN 6 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14409019
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
MinimalTube ~A Minimalist Version of YT~▲6
Make watch lists and view content without recommendations.
2020 · minimaltube.itch.io · its alternatives →
16
YTGREP▲73
Extract the top most replayed time from YouTube videos
2022 · its alternatives →
17DS
Discover shared videos and live broadcasts from Reddit▲72
2020 · redditvids.com · its alternatives →
18
YT-Engage▲62
Generate thoughtful, relevant Youtube comments instantly
2025 · webresult.at · its alternatives →
19
Yt Blogs - Turn Youtube videos to Blogs▲63
Convert your YouTube videos to SEO friendly blogs using AI
2023 · its alternatives →
20
YT Thumbnails▲6
Friendly GPT for trendy, detailed YouTube thumbnail design
2023 · chatgpt.com · its alternatives →
21
Watchout▲57
The best watch party experience for Youtube and Vimeo videos
2021 · watchout.us · its alternatives →
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FreshTube – show latest videos from YouTube channels▲47
Display latest videos from your favourite Youtube channels - porjo/freshtube
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
23YD
yt – distraction-free YouTube▲7
2018 · yt.dudzik.co · its alternatives →
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YTorganize▲14
Organize, note & revisit YouTube videos distraction-free
2025 · its alternatives →

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