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Piped vs PsTube: catalog facts
Piped	PsTube
Free Free and open source under the AGPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Android
Optional stream proxying hides the viewer from YouTube entirely SponsorBlock and subscriptions without any account	Ad-free playback Video downloads built in
Proxying costs the instance operator significant bandwidth Public instances are often rate limited	Depends on third-party Piped instances that can break Unofficial client
Self-hosted, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
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 October 1, 2026

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