FreeTube
An Open Source YouTube app for privacy Source
Description
FreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind. Use YouTube without advertisements and prevent Google from tracking you with their cookies and JavaScript. Available for Windows, Mac & Linux thanks to Electron.
Please note that FreeTube is currently in Beta. While it should work well for most users, there are still bugs and missing features that need to be addressed.
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTubeApp.io/master/src/images/FreeTube1.png
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Rating
Mobile Fit: 5Perfect - this app fits your phone screen just fine out of the box and works nicely with touch input!
Project status: released
This project has been developed so far, that its authors felt confident enough to create a release.
The project repository was created on 2018-02-28.
The last known commit happened on 2025-03-31.
Please note: This information is not updated continuously. This particular listing was last updated on 2025-03-31
Features
✔ This app is (according to its appstream metadata or description) intended to be compatible with mobile devices.
Packaging
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Get it on Flathub!
Install as flatpak: https://flathub.org/apps/io.freetubeapp.FreeTube.flatpakref
Build and install your own flatpak: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flathub/io.freetubeapp.FreeTube/refs/heads/master/io.freetubeapp.FreeTube.yml
Get it on Snapcraft!
Please note that Snap only supports these distributions.
If you're lucky*, you can install this app by just hitting this button:
Install* You need to have an appstream:// handler, e.g., GNOME Software or KDE Discover, installed and the app needs to be available in a configured software repository, more details.
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Licensing and technical details
License: AGPL-3.0-or-later Metadata: CC0-1.0
Frameworks: Electron
Programming languages: JavaScript
Build system: yarn
AppStream Metadata URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flathub/io.freetubeapp.FreeTube/refs/heads/master/io.freetubeapp.FreeTube.metainfo.xml