# Piped

> alternative front end for YouTube

**Wikidata**: [Q107565255](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107565255)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/piped

## Summary
Piped is an alternative front end for YouTube delivered as a web application and free software project. Its website is https://piped.kavin.rocks/ and its source code is hosted at https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped.

## Key Facts
- Piped is described as an "alternative front end for YouTube."  
- Instance of: web application.  
- Instance of: free software (software distributed under terms that allow users to run, study, change and distribute it and modified versions).  
- Official website: https://piped.kavin.rocks/ (site referenced in project metadata; English).  
- Source code repository: https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped.  
- Issue tracker URL: https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/issues.  
- License identifier recorded as Q27017232.  
- Community and communication channels: Matrix room #piped:matrix.org and Lemmy community piped@feddit.rocks.  
- FramLibre ID: piped.  
- Copyright status: copyrighted.  
- Alias: パイプド.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Piped?
A: Piped is an alternative front end for YouTube provided as a web application and distributed as free software. Its website is https://piped.kavin.rocks/ and its source is on GitHub at https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped.

### Q: Is Piped open source / free software?
A: Yes. Piped is classified as free software, which means its distribution terms allow users to run, study, change, and redistribute the software and modified versions.

### Q: Where can I report bugs or feature requests?
A: The project's issue tracker is hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/issues.

### Q: How can I join the Piped community?
A: Community channels include the Matrix room #piped:matrix.org and the Lemmy community piped@feddit.rocks.

## Why It Matters
Piped matters because it provides an alternative front end to a major video platform (YouTube) while being released as free software. As a web application and free-software project, it gives users and developers a transparent codebase they can inspect, modify, and redistribute under its licensing terms. The availability of the project's source on GitHub and public community channels (Matrix and Lemmy) supports collaboration, issue reporting, and community-driven development. For users or organizations seeking an alternative interface to YouTube or a codebase they can adapt, Piped offers a documented entry point with a public website and an open development workflow. Its classification as free software is significant because it explicitly grants rights to run, study, change, and share the software, aligning the project with open development and user autonomy principles.

## Notable For
- Being explicitly described as an alternative front end for YouTube.  
- Distributed as free software, enabling running, study, modification, and redistribution.  
- Public source code repository at https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped.  
- Public community and support channels: Matrix room #piped:matrix.org and Lemmy community piped@feddit.rocks.  
- Official website: https://piped.kavin.rocks/ (English).

## Body

### Overview
- Piped is an alternative front end for the YouTube service.  
- It is provided as a web application.  
- It is also classified as free software.

### Classification and Relationships
- use: YouTube.  
- instance_of: web application.  
- instance_of: free software.  
- Related class definition: free software is software distributed under terms that allow users to run, study, change and distribute it and modified versions.

### Website and Source Code
- Official website: https://piped.kavin.rocks/. The site record includes a reference to an archived snapshot (archive.is capture).  
- Source code repository: https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped. The repository is referenced in project metadata.  
- Issue tracker: https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/issues.

### Community and Support Channels
- Matrix room: #piped:matrix.org (reference present in project metadata).  
- Lemmy community: piped@feddit.rocks.  
- FramLibre ID for the project: piped.

### Licensing and Copyright
- License identifier recorded as Q27017232.  
- Copyright status is recorded as copyrighted.

### Metadata and Identifiers
- Alias (Japanese): パイプド.  
- Website metadata includes qualifiers marking the site language as English.  
- Source code repository metadata includes qualifiers recorded in the project's structured properties.  
- Records include dated references in metadata: e.g., repository and website references with dates (2022-10-26 and an archived snapshot dated 2024-01-18) and a Matrix-room reference dated 2023-07-16.

### External Links (as recorded in project metadata)
- Website: https://piped.kavin.rocks/  
- Source code: https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped  
- Issues: https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/issues

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## References

1. [Source](https://api.github.com/repos/TeamPiped/Piped)
2. [Source](https://archive.is/2024.01.18-024204/https://piped.kavin.rocks/)
3. [Source](https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped)