LibreTube (github version)

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YouTube has an extremely invasive privacy policy which relies on using user data in unethical ways. They store a lot of your personal data - ranging from ideas, music taste, content, political opinions, and much more than you think.

LibreTube aims at improving the users' privacy by being independent from Google and bypassing their data collection as much as possible. The app only sends the minimum amount of data necessary to ensure that the app works, e.g. it only loads the YouTube-video you want to play without tracking your behavior when using the app.

If you have questions or need help, please make sure to read the FAQ before asking for help at the community channels. The Matrix room is considered as the main communication channel, all other forums or social media accounts are maintained by volunteers from the community but not the developer(s).

• No Ads or Tracking
• Subscriptions
• Subscription Groups
• User Playlists
• Playlist Bookmarks
• Watch/Search History
• Downloads
• Background playback
• User Accounts via Piped (optional)
• SponsorBlock - skip sponsored segments in videos
• ReturnYouTubeDislike - provides video dislike statistics
• DeArrow - provides better titles and thumbnails

Whether you have ideas, translations, design changes, code cleaning or really heavy code changes, help is always welcome. The more is done, the better it gets! Please respect our Code of Conduct in order to keep all interactions and discussions healthy.

You can open and build the project like any other normal Android project by using Android Studio.

Please make sure the title of your pull request and the commit messages follow the conventional commit types (e.g. feat: support for xy). For instance, the most common commit types are "feat", "fix", "refactor", "ci" and "chore".

Donations can be made at:

• https://github.com/sponsors/Bnyro
• https://liberapay.com/Bnyro
• Monero (XMR): 47jAx7jMFo5iqy9VgDH98qL1bSK4kr6Pxi7HKWcRwsxbVYJdjxJtyrwXeAUa5MutvcQUmWMBfvAKnPAutDHvWEymUgLm5v8
• Ethereum (ETH): 0x599909f54CdC18B997Be8F032341d1Fb14BF4F39

Contributions in any form are welcome!

LibreTube's main difference to NewPipe is that it has a much stronger focus on user experience. LibreTube uses the modern Material 3 Expressive design, supports external APIs such as SponsorBlock, ReturnYouTubeDislike, or DeArrow, and allows you to synchronize your user data across devices, e.g. via Piped.

While LibreTube only supports content from YouTube, NewPipe also allows the use of other platforms like SoundCloud, PeerTube, Bandcamp and media.ccc.de.

Both, LibreTube and NewPipe, are great clients for watching YouTube videos. There's no general answer about which one is better, just try them both and see which one fits you best.

LibreTube aims to protect the privacy of its users. Our Privacy Policy gives detailed information on which data the app stores in order to work, how it is being used, and how the project protects your personal information. It is recommended to read the privacy policy of LibreTube as well as the privacy policy of the instance you have chosen inside the app.

LibreTube is Free Software: You can use, study, share and modify it at your will. The app can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or later published by the Free Software Foundation.