Youlag is a FreshRSS extension that allows you to browse your YouTube and article RSS feeds through a modernized design that incorporates quality-of-life features.

It is designed for a distraction-free experience, for people who want to be intentional about their viewing habits.

Why?

Subscribe to creators via RSS without a Google account, stay free of algorithms, and access your subscriptions from any device. Youlag can also be used just for article reading.

Highlights v4.3.0

• Video entries supports direct links and can now e.g. be opened in new tabs.
• The floating miniplayer restores position and autoplays on its own when you navigate, so no more manually hitting play.
• Mobile: Swipe left side of the screen to open/close the sidebar.
• Hide description intro if it contain links; reduce chance of seeing sponsored content.

View full changelog

Other features

• Block incoming YouTube shorts
• Replace clickbait thumbnails/titles, via DeArrow
• Whitelist specific categories to use the video mode layout, leave rest in article mode
• Floating miniplayer that follows across pages; read articles while watching videos
• Supports Invidious

Find more details: https://github.com/civilblur/youlag

Youlag is a FreshRSS extension that allows you to browse your YouTube and article feeds through a modernized design that incorporates quality-of-life features.

Optimized for both watching videos and reading articles.

Why?

Stay connected with creators without a Google account by using RSS. Don't be tied to a specific platform and access your subscriptions from any device.

You can also use Youlag solely for its theme and quality of life features, ignoring any video feature.

Highlights v4.2.0

This update continues the trend of adding more customization and quality of life features.

• Curate your own "recommended" videos based on your Watch later, or Subscriptions, or the current author
• Video chapters/timestamp support, with prev/next buttons for skipping
• DeArrow support
  • Replace clickbait thumbnails to screencaps
  • Use less sensational titles (when available)
  • Display video length (when available)
• Compact view for browsing videos on mobile

...20+ more updates in the changelog

Other features

• Block incoming YouTube shorts
• Whitelist specific categories to use the video mode layout
• Use Invidious instance as video playback source
• Modernized interface for articles
• Activate mini player to follow across pages; read articles while keeping a floating video at the bottom

Find more details: https://github.com/civilblur/youlag

Youlag is a FreshRSS extension that allows you to browse your YouTube and article feeds through a modernized design that incorporates quality-of-life features.

Optimized for both watching videos and reading articles.

Why?

Stay connected with creators without a Google account by using RSS. Don't be tied to a specific platform and access your subscriptions from any device.

You can also use Youlag solely for its theme and quality of life features, ignoring any video feature.

Highlights v4.1.0

This is the biggest update yet, featuring many customization options! Additionally, the UI has been refreshed, along with numerous tweaks and performance improvements.

• Whitelist specific categories to use the video mode layout
• Block incoming YouTube shorts
• Modernized interface for articles
• Swipe down in video mode to activate mini player
• Mini player follows across pages; read articles while keeping a floating video at the bottom

...25+ more updates in the changelog

Other features

• Use Invidious instance as video playback source
• Fullscreen video interface for viewing videos
• Close videos/articles using Esc key or browser Back navigation.
  • Especially handy for smartphones, where you can swipe to trigger Back.

Find more details: https://github.com/civilblur/youlag

Youlag is a FreshRSS extension that allows you to browse your YouTube RSS feed through a modern video-centered interface. It incorporates a bunch of quality-of-life features and mobile friendly layout.

Supports both text-based and video feed content.

Why?

For those who prefer not to use a Google account to stay connected with creators, following via RSS provides a way to do so without being tied to a specific platform.

Since FreshRSS is web-based, you can access your subscriptions and playlists from any device.

Recent features:

• Add your own Invidious instance to use it as video playback source.
• Simulated "Picture-in-Picture" mode, allowing scrolling through the feed while keeping the video in the bottom corner of the page.

Other features:

• Fullscreen viewing for videos and articles.
• Familiar video layout to e.g. YouTube.
• Dark mode.
• Redesigned mobile menus for better one-handed navigation.

Note for existing Youlag users:

Youlag is now installed as a standard FreshRSS extension, and no longer uses the "User CSS/JS" method. To upgrade, please install it as with any other FreshRSS extension.

Find more details and instructions, see the repository:

https://github.com/civilblur/youlag

MAZANOKE is a simple image optimizer that runs in your browser, works offline, and keeps your images private without ever leaving your device.

Created for everyday people and designed to be easily shared with family and friends, it serves as an alternative to questionable "free" online tools.

See how you can easily self-host it here:
https://github.com/civilblur/mazanoke

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Highlights from v1.1.5 (view full release note)

The focus of this release has been to improve the core foundation and file format support, but I'm planning to expand with more features further down the road in order to improve the usefulness of MAZANOKE (while still keeping the UX simple).

• Support basic authentication for Docker setups.
• TIFF file format support.
  • Convert from TIFF → JPG, PNG, WebP, ICO
• ICO file format support.
  • Convert from and to an ICO image.

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I also feel incredibly honored that MAZANOKE was recently featured on several of my favorite communities:

• Tailscale (YouTube)
• LINUX Unplugged (Ep. 615)
• Self-Host Weekly (May 2, 2025)

It's been incredible to see the growth of the user base, with over 54,000 docker pulls for the previous release alone, and now reaching over 1400 stars! I never anticipated this at all and I'm truly grateful for the support!

I'd like to thank everyone who helped spread the word, whether through starring, word of mouth, community engagement, blog posts, or by packaging it for things like Unraid and NixOS, and everything in between!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27452084

MAZANOKE is a simple image compressor and converter that runs entirely in your browser. No external uploads, works offline as a web app, and is powered by the "Browser Image Compression" library.

Github project page: https://github.com/civilblur/mazanoke

Features

• 🚀 Compress & Convert Images Instantly In Your Browser
  • Adjust image quality (0-100%).
  • Set a target file size.
  • Set max dimensions, to not exceed a certain width/height.
  • Convert between JPG, PNG, and WebP.
• 🌍 Installable Web App
  • Use as a Progressive Web App (PWA).
  • Dark and light mode.
  • Fully responsive for desktop, tablet, and mobile.
• 🔒 Privacy-Focused
  • Works offline.
  • All image processing happens locally.
  • No data is uploaded to external servers. Your files stay on your device.

Use case

This app is designed to compress smaller batches of images, aimed at casual users who need to compress and convert a few images at a time.

I created it primarily for friends and family who are less tech-savvy, to help them compress and convert images in a simple, safe, and private way.

Since the compression is handled in the browser, it won't cause any additional load on your server.

Additional notes

• I wanted it to be low-dependency, so it's built using pure HTML/CSS/JS.
• If you're wondering about the excessive amount of animations used, it's simply because I wanted to have fun working on this project. These types of animations are usually impractical for general purpose websites and are impractical to maintain.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25939893

"Youlag" is a theme and extension for the feed aggregator FreshRSS. It delivers a video-focused browsing experience for your YouTube RSS feeds, all within FreshRSS, with a sleek theme and extra features.

Supports video feeds from YouTube, Invidious, and Piped.

Why?

The general idea is to subscribe to YouTube channels via RSS, allowing you to follow your favorite creators without an account. With Youlag installed, you can browse and watch videos in a familiar, YouTube-like interface.

More features are planned, including video queuing (with some limitations).

Git repository for more details:

https://github.com/civilblur/youlag

Features:

• ⭐ Optimized for Video Viewing
  • Browse your YouTube, Invidious, Piped RSS subscriptions with ease.
  • Clean, familiar video platform layout.
  • Fullscreen viewing for videos and feed items.
  • Quickly exit videos with Esc key.
  • Shortcuts for external viewing: "Invidious", "YouTube", or "YouTube embed view" (for less distraction).
  • Dark mode.
• 🖥️ Desktop & Mobile
  • Reponsive design.
  • Redesigned menus for better one-handed navigation.
  • Improved readability and legibility across devices.

Since v3.0.0, and currently v3.0.2, Youlag has been refactored from a CSS theme to work more like an extension. This has improved stability and allowed me to add more features.

It's still not yet a native FreshRSS extension, but my plan is to convert it to one.