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Piped vs Tubo: catalog facts
Piped	Tubo
Free Free and open source under the AGPL.	Free Free to self-host.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Optional stream proxying hides the viewer from YouTube entirely SponsorBlock and subscriptions without any account	NewPipe-style experience in a web browser Aggregates several streaming services in one interface
Proxying costs the instance operator significant bandwidth Public instances are often rate limited	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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