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FreeTube vs LibreTube: catalog facts
FreeTube	LibreTube
Free Free and open source under the AGPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Android
Subscriptions and history stay on your machine, with no account Ad-free playback with SponsorBlock built in	No Google Play Services and no Google account required Background playback and SponsorBlock without a paid subscription
Breaks periodically when YouTube changes its internals Desktop only, and live streams and some features are limited	Depends on the availability of public Piped instances Playback can break when upstream extraction changes
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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