Who is YT Siphon for?

YT Siphon is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious YouTube viewers.

Yes — YT Siphon is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does YT Siphon run on?

YT Siphon runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is YT Siphon still maintained?

Unverified. YT Siphon has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Who develops YT Siphon?

YT Siphon is developed by d3vr.

When did YT Siphon launch?

YT Siphon first shipped in 2023.

Is YT Siphon open source?

Yes — YT Siphon is open source under the Open Source license.

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YT Siphon

Name: YT Siphon
Author: d3vr

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

YT Siphon is an open-source Firefox add-on that redirects or opens YouTube videos in alternative frontends such as Piped. It is intended for users who want a different viewing interface or more privacy-oriented access to YouTube content.

Open SourceWebEmbeddable

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Overview

4 features

YT Siphon sits in PulseGate's Browser DevTools & extensions category. It focuses on watching YouTube videos through open alternative frontends instead of YouTube's standard interface. YT Siphon is an open-source project aimed at privacy-conscious YouTube viewers. The project is open source (Open Source). It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

It is developed by d3vr, and it first shipped in 2023. Key capabilities include youTube redirection, alternative frontends, and piped support.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

YouTube redirection
Alternative frontends
Piped support
Firefox integration

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed8 Sep · 17:45 UTC
YT Siphon verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about YT Siphon

What does YT Siphon do?: YT Siphon focuses on watching YouTube videos through open alternative frontends instead of YouTube's standard interface. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is YT Siphon for?: YT Siphon is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious YouTube viewers.
Is YT Siphon free?: Yes — YT Siphon is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does YT Siphon run on?: YT Siphon runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is YT Siphon still maintained?: Unverified. YT Siphon has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who develops YT Siphon?: YT Siphon is developed by d3vr.
When did YT Siphon launch?: YT Siphon first shipped in 2023.
Is YT Siphon open source?: Yes — YT Siphon is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
Built for: privacy-conscious YouTube viewers
Model: Open source
Solves: Watching YouTube videos through open alternative frontends instead of YouTube's standard interface.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: yt-siphon

Developer

d3vr

Index record

Indexed: 8 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 8 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: yt-siphon-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 8 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 8 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/d3vr/yt-siphon

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