Kumander Linux

Sadly, platforms like Odysee are not super popular with some YouTubers (LTT, DVAU as an example), so that forces us to stay on the site known as YouTube. And the site is far from being Libre. Not only is youtube.com a bloated mess, it's also full of Google spyware, nonfree JavaScript, and general proprietary software. This is completely unacceptable, and tools like LibreJS break the site.

So what can we do about this?

1. Get a list of all the YouTube channels you watch.
2. Get an RSS reader. I personally use Liferea, but Fluent Reader and Akregator are some great choices.
3. Get MPV or VLC. For most people I'd recommend MPV, as video streaming on it is far easier.
4. Open your RSS reader and make a folder, name it anything you want.
5. Start adding your channels to the folder in your RSS reader. You can do this by going into the folder and adding a new subscription, then just copying the YouTube link of that channel.
6. When they upload new content, just go to your “Unread” folder and update it.
7. After finding the YouTube video you want to watch, just copy or drag and drop the link into MPV and it should start playing within a few seconds.

For downloading videos, I use this: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.github.johnfactotum.FreeseerDownloader

This method will allow you to bypass YouTube’s bloat and nonfree proprietary software.