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MaterialiousInvidious
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

Free and open source under the AGPL.

Android, Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Clean Material Design interface
  • Local video fallback when Invidious fails
  • Subscriptions and per-channel RSS without a Google account
  • Can be self-hosted so nothing depends on someone else's instance
  • Relies on Invidious instances, which can be unreliable
  • Access can break when YouTube changes
  • Public instances are frequently rate limited or blocked by YouTube
  • Playback reliability varies between instances
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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