FreeTube
An Open Source YouTube app for privacy (by FreeTubeApp)
LibreTube
An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android. (by libre-tube)
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| FreeTube | LibreTube | |
|---|---|---|
| 497 | 126 | |
| 11,747 | 7,661 | |
| 4.8% | 5.1% | |
| 9.9 | 10.0 | |
| 16 minutes ago | 3 days ago | |
| JavaScript | Kotlin | |
| GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
FreeTube
Posts with mentions or reviews of FreeTube.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-29.
- Tell HN: YouTube RSS feeds are gone
- YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled
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Firefox slow to load YouTube? Just another front in Google's war on ad blockers
I just use a free desktop client called Freetube instead ( https://freetubeapp.io ). Don't even have to login or create a profile, and there's a ton of UI customization options built in. Voila -- no more Google shenanigans.
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YouTube
You can use https://freetubeapp.io/ to access Youtube in privacy.
- Logiciel gratuit qui m'a changé la vie
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A cool guide to setup your best YouTube
Just get the Freetube app.
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FUCK YOUTUBE I closed my account looking for alternatives already that happens if you don't have any alternatives youtube should get banned from EU tbh they literally force to you watch ads and get paid a lot
Use freetube at https://freetubeapp.io
- Fuck you Youtube. Is there a way to Fix this?
- Alternative to youtube.com, use youtube without visit youtube.com no adds, no bs
- Download FreeTube - it ALWAYS WORKS !!
LibreTube
Posts with mentions or reviews of LibreTube.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-04.
- NewPipe – The lightweight YouTube experience for Android
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Piped – An alternative privacy-friendly YouTube front end
Also check out a FOSS Android app LibreTube[1]. No ads, SponsorBlock, ReturnYouTubeDislike, can proxy all the videos through a Piped instance, subscription sync with a Piped account, offline and online playlists are supported
[1]: https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube
- A simple and less problematic solution than an AdBlock for YouTube
- best way to work around youtube's adblock ban?
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YouTube alternative
So I decided to look for a more practical solution, where I don't have to update or change the filters all the time. I registered at piped And I use the Libretube android app
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All my Open Source App Alternatives
YouTube → Libretube♥️
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hopefully they'll lay off the ads since so many users suddenly can't use ad blockers, but I don't think they will. uBlock origin still seems to work fine.
try piped or its android client libretube
- YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers
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Is it enough to crack JEE 2024
LibreTube - for youtube
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I hate my youtube recommendations; any solution?
YouTube alternative clients (apps): - NewPipe - Alternative Android YouTube app. No account needed, privacy respecting, no ads. - NewPipe x Sponsorblock - NewPipe fork that incorporates Sponsorblock. - SkyTube - Alternative Android YouTube app. No account needed, privacy respecting, no ads. - FreeTube - FreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind. (Uses Local RSS API or Invidious for backend). - LibreTube - An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android using Piped. - Yattee - Alternative YouTube frontend for iOS, tvOS and macOS built with Invidious and Piped. - Clipious Invidious client for android
What are some alternatives?
When comparing FreeTube and LibreTube you can also consider the following projects:
NewPipe - A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.
Invidious - Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube
SkyTube - Copylefted libre / open source YouTube player for Android
Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass - A simple browser extension to bypass YouTube's age verification, disable content warnings and watch age restricted videos without having to sign in!
Piped - An alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.
NewPipe - A fork of NewPipe with SponsorBlock functionality.
invidious - Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube
Vanced - Vanced Issues/Docs repo
SmartTube - SmartTube - an advanced player for set-top boxes and tvs running Android OS
uYouPlus - uYou+ is a modified version of uYou (made by @MiRO92) with additional features and mainly made for non jailbroken users!