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LibreTube vs Materialious: catalog facts
LibreTube	Materialious
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source.
Android	Android, Web, Self-hosted
No Google Play Services and no Google account required Background playback and SponsorBlock without a paid subscription	Clean Material Design interface Local video fallback when Invidious fails
Depends on the availability of public Piped instances Playback can break when upstream extraction changes	Relies on Invidious instances, which can be unreliable Access can break when YouTube changes
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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 24, 2026

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