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Invidious vs LibreTube: catalog facts
Invidious	LibreTube
Free Free and open source under the AGPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Web, Self-hosted	Android
Subscriptions and per-channel RSS without a Google account Can be self-hosted so nothing depends on someone else's instance	No Google Play Services and no Google account required Background playback and SponsorBlock without a paid subscription
Public instances are frequently rate limited or blocked by YouTube Playback reliability varies between instances	Depends on the availability of public Piped instances Playback can break when upstream extraction changes
Self-hosted, Web application	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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