Video Players & Editors · Open source
LibreTube
Team LibreTube
Alternative frontend for YouTube with focus on privacy
Opens the official F-Droid page
About LibreTube
LibreTube is an alternative frontend for YouTube, focusing on user privacy and better watching experience. It doesn't require any YouTube account or Google Services installed on your device.
In comparison to YouTube, LibreTube has some additional features like SponsorBlock, DeArrow, Subscription Groups, Playlist bookmarks, and many more. Apart from that, you can subscribe to channels and create private playlists just as you're used to from YouTube.
LibreTube optionally allows you to use Piped to load data and play videos for better privacy as well as syncing your subscriptions and playlists between different devices.
What's new in 32.1
This release fixes the recent video playback issues and that playlists contain no videos. To overcome the video playback issues, we implemented YouTube's new, custom streaming protocol (called SABR). YouTube started to progressively remove support for traditional streaming protocols, so LibreTube's support for the new protocol should make video playback much more reliable. Apart from this, the release includes support for podcasts and courses tabs on channels, a "resume all" option for downloa
How to install LibreTube
- Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
- Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
- If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
- Open LibreTube from your app drawer.





