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Invidious vs Tubo: catalog facts
Invidious	Tubo
Free Free and open source under the AGPL.	Free Free to self-host.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Subscriptions and per-channel RSS without a Google account Can be self-hosted so nothing depends on someone else's instance	NewPipe-style experience in a web browser Aggregates several streaming services in one interface
Public instances are frequently rate limited or blocked by YouTube Playback reliability varies between instances	Small project with a limited contributor base Depends on upstream services not changing in ways that break extraction
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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