LocalTube
An Android app that runs a local streaming server for browsing and playing video on network devices.
By The LocalTube contributors
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About LocalTube
LocalTube runs a web server on an Android device so other devices on the same local network can browse, search, and play YouTube videos in a browser.
It provides playback controls, quality and speed adjustment, remote playback control, and a dedicated Shorts player. An Android device is required to host the server.
Strengths
- Runs the server directly on an Android device
- Serves a browser interface over the local network
- Includes playback controls, subtitles, and picture-in-picture
Limitations
- An Android device is required to host the server
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- The LocalTube contributors
- Platforms
- Android, Web
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- People who want to play YouTube videos from an Android-hosted server on devices on the same local network
- Categories
- Video editing, Media servers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the F-Droid