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Materialious vs LibreTube: catalog facts
MaterialiousLibreTube
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Android, Web, Self-hosted Android
  • Clean Material Design interface
  • Local video fallback when Invidious fails
  • No Google Play Services and no Google account required
  • Background playback and SponsorBlock without a paid subscription
  • Relies on Invidious instances, which can be unreliable
  • Access can break when YouTube changes
  • Depends on the availability of public Piped instances
  • Playback can break when upstream extraction changes
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: GPL-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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