NewPipe
by Team NewPipe · GPL-3.0-or-later · open source
A lightweight player for YouTube, PeerTube, SoundCloud and Bandcamp that works without an account or Google services, with background play, a popup player and downloads.
Needs:No root · no Google account
2113 Apps is independent, not affiliated with or endorsed by Team NewPipe. Official sources: newpipe.net · source code on GitHub.
- Version
- 0.29.1
- Size
- 11.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+
- Updated
- 2026-08-21
Screenshots
Introduction
NewPipe is the best-known open-source YouTube app for Android, and several others, including PipePipe and Tubular, are forks of it. It doesn’t use the YouTube API or Google Play Services. Instead it reads the service’s website directly, through its own NewPipe Extractor library. That is why it works on phones without Google services, and why you never have to sign in.
What it supports
YouTube is the best supported, but NewPipe also plays YouTube Music, PeerTube (any instance), SoundCloud, Bandcamp and media.ccc.de.
From the project’s feature list:
- Videos up to 4K, live streams, and subtitles.
- Background audio that loads only the audio stream, to save data.
- A popup player (picture-in-picture).
- Subscriptions without an account, with notifications for new videos and channel groups with their own feeds.
- Local playlists, watch history and search within it.
- Downloads of video, audio and subtitles.
- Options to hide comments, related videos and descriptions, and to open videos in Kodi.
Good to know
- It’s still called beta. The developers say you may run into bugs and ask for reports on GitHub.
- Updates matter. Because NewPipe reads YouTube’s pages, a change on YouTube’s side can stop playback until a new version is out. Maintained apps like this one get those fixes regularly.
- Not on Google Play, by design. The README states that putting NewPipe or any fork of it on the Play Store violates Google’s terms.
- Crash reports. Our scan found ACRA, a crash-reporting library, in the package. As always, that shows the code is included, not what it sends.
About this file
This is NewPipe from F-Droid, and it carries the developer’s own signature. F-Droid publishes a developer-signed APK only when its own build from the source code reproduces it. Because the signature is the developer’s, it should update over a copy installed from NewPipe’s GitHub releases, and the other way round.
What’s inside the APK
Trackers
Code from these SDKs is in the package. That shows it is bundled, not how it is used.
Native code
Runs on 64-bit and older 32-bit ARM phones.
Android versions
Built for Android 15 (target API 35).
Permissions
2 of them need your approval first.
Flagged by F-Droid:
- NonFreeNet: Relies on or promotes a proprietary network service.
CPU types in this build: arm64-v8a (64-bit ARM, almost every phone since 2017); armeabi-v7a (32-bit ARM, older and budget phones); x86 (32-bit Intel, emulators); x86_64 (64-bit Intel, emulators and Chromebooks).
Asks you first (2)
Android shows a prompt before the app can use these.
- Show notifications (Android 13+) · POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Write shared storage (Android 10 and older) · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
You switch these on in Settings (1)
Special app access. Nothing is granted until you turn it on yourself.
- Display over other apps · SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Granted at install (7)
Low-risk permissions Android grants automatically, plus any we have not classified.
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
- INTERNET
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- WAKE_LOCK
Defined by other apps (1)
Permissions that belong to another app or to this app itself.
- org.schabi.newpipe.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
More Information
- Package name
- org.schabi.newpipe
- Version
- 0.29.1 (build 1015)
- File size
- 11.5 MB (11,507,122 bytes)
- Requires
- Android 6.0 or later
- Category
- Media
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Developer
- Team NewPipe
- Source code
- github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe
- Released
- Aug 21, 2026
- Signed by
- The developer. F-Droid publishes a developer-signed APK only when its own build from the source code reproduces it.
- Signer SHA-256
- cb84069bd68116bafae5ee4ee5b08a567aa6d898404e7cb12f9e756df5cf5cab
- File SHA-256
- 18447bfb1e06d113edc88df93f471827280de06f6f3d4dc42f56f28b9c1bab79
- Checked
- , against the F-Droid index · how we check · verify it yourself
Common questions
Is this APK the official NewPipe release?
Yes. It is the developer-signed release of NewPipe 0.29.1 that F-Droid distributes, which F-Droid publishes only when its own build from the source code reproduces it. Its SHA-256 matches F-Droid’s signed index, and it is signed with the developer’s certificate (SHA-256 cb84069bd68116bafae5ee4ee5b08a567aa6d898404e7cb12f9e756df5cf5cab).
What Android version does NewPipe need?
Android 6.0 or later (API level 23). Version 0.29.1 is built for Android 15 (target API 35). Runs on 64-bit and older 32-bit ARM phones.
Can NewPipe access the internet?
Yes. The APK requests Android’s internet permission. In total it declares 11 permissions, and 2 of them need your approval first.
Does NewPipe contain trackers?
Yes. Version 0.29.1 contains code from ACRA, which matches an Exodus Privacy tracker signature. That shows the code is bundled, not how the app uses it.
Is NewPipe open source?
Yes. NewPipe is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence, and its source code is published at https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe.
Older versions of NewPipe
| Version | Released | Requires | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| v0.29.1 · current | Aug 21, 2026 | Android 6.0+ | NewPipe 0.29.1 APK · 11.5 MB |
| v0.29.0 | Jul 26, 2026 | Android 6.0+ | NewPipe 0.29.0 APK · 11.5 MB |
| v0.28.8 | Jun 11, 2026 | Android 5.0+ | NewPipe 0.28.8 APK · 10.9 MB |
| v0.28.7 | May 28, 2026 | Android 5.0+ | NewPipe 0.28.7 APK · 10.9 MB |
| v0.28.5 | Apr 14, 2026 | Android 5.0+ | NewPipe 0.28.5 APK · 10.9 MB |
We host the current version and the 4 before it. Each older file matches the checksum in F-Droid’s signed index (the oldest ones come from its archive repository) and is signed with the same key as the current one, so newer versions install over it as normal updates. The permissions and trackers listed above describe the current version. Full changelog.
Alternatives and related apps
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PipePipe A NewPipe fork with SponsorBlock, Return YouTube Dislike and filters for Shorts.Download -
LibreTube Another privacy-focused YouTube client, with SponsorBlock and optional Piped accounts.Download -
FreeTube Android The Android version of the FreeTube desktop app, with SponsorBlock and profiles.Download
