Alternatives to LibreTube

Android YouTube front end that needs no Google Play Services. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as LibreTube.

  • Piped

    YouTube front end that proxies streams so Google never sees your address.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Piped is the web and self-hosted front end that LibreTube's instances rely on, running in a browser on any platform instead of as an Android app.

  • Invidious

    Self-hostable YouTube front end with subscriptions and no account.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Invidious is a self-hostable web front end with subscriptions and per-channel RSS, used in a browser rather than a native Android app.

  • FreeTube

    Desktop YouTube client that keeps subscriptions and history locally.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    FreeTube is a desktop client for Windows, macOS and Linux that keeps subscriptions locally, so it moves YouTube viewing from phone to computer.

  • Grayjay

    An Android video app that gathers creators from YouTube and other platforms into one feed.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    Grayjay is a closed-source Android app that adds creators from other video platforms to one feed, depending on plugins rather than Piped instances.

  • Yattee

    A privacy-oriented video player for iOS, tvOS and macOS that works with Invidious and Piped.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSiOS

    Yattee brings the same Invidious or Piped based viewing to iOS, tvOS and macOS instead of Android.

Also worth comparing

These listings name LibreTube as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Materialious

    A Material Design front end for YouTube and Invidious on web, desktop, Android and Android TV.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidWebSelf-hosted

    LibreTube is an Android-only YouTube client built on Piped instances, with background playback and SponsorBlock but no web or TV versions.

  • PipePipe

    An open-source Android app for watching YouTube, BiliBili and other video sites without a Google account.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    LibreTube is a GPL-3.0 Android YouTube client that routes through public Piped instances instead of scraping directly, and does not cover BiliBili.

  • Tubo

    A self-hostable web front end that brings the NewPipe streaming experience to the browser.

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    LibreTube is a GPL-3.0 Android app for YouTube that needs no Google Play Services, depending on public Piped instances instead of your own server.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.