YouTube alternatives

The most-starred open source alternative to YouTube is NewPipe. Other notable options: SmartTube, Invidious, FreeTube, PeerTube. All of them are free to download and most can run on your own server.

NewPipe40.4k

TeamNewPipe/NewPipe

Lightweight, ad-free streaming front end for Android that needs no Google services.

Alternative to: YouTube

LicenseOpen sourceGPL-3.0

CategoryVideo, Audio & Photos

LanguageJava

Last updatetoday

PlatformsAndroid

SmartTube36k

yuliskov/SmartTube

Android TV app for watching YouTube videos without ads and with your own rules.

Alternative to: YouTube

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryVideo, Audio & Photos

LanguageJava

Last updatetoday

PlatformsAndroid

Invidious25.9k

iv-org/invidious

Open source alternative front-end for YouTube that can be self-hosted and shows videos without ads or tracking.

Alternative to: YouTube

LicenseOpen sourceAGPL-3.0

CategoryVideo, Audio & PhotosSelf-hosted

LanguageCrystal

Last updatetoday

PlatformsWebDocker

FreeTube22.3k

FreeTubeApp/FreeTube

Privacy-focused open source desktop app for watching YouTube.

Alternative to: YouTube

LicenseOpen sourceAGPL-3.0

CategoryVideo, Audio & Photos

LanguageVue

Last updatetoday

PlatformsWindowsMacLinux

PeerTube15.4k

Chocobozzz/PeerTube

Federated video streaming platform using ActivityPub and P2P.

Alternative to: YouTube

LicenseOpen sourceAGPL-3.0

CategoryVideo, Audio & PhotosSelf-hosted

LanguageTypeScript

Last updatetoday

PlatformsWebDocker

LibreTube12.9k

libre-tube/LibreTube

Alternative YouTube frontend for Android without ads or tracking

Alternative to: YouTube

LicenseOpen sourceGPL-3.0

CategoryVideo, Audio & Photos

LanguageKotlin

Last update3 days ago

PlatformsAndroid

Piped10.3k

TeamPiped/Piped

Privacy friendly, efficient alternative YouTube frontend that avoids tracking and ads

Alternative to: YouTube

LicenseOpen sourceAGPL-3.0

CategoryVideo, Audio & PhotosSelf-hosted

LanguageVue

Last update6 days ago

PlatformsWebDocker

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