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PsTube vs FreeTube: catalog facts
PsTube	FreeTube
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL.
Linux, Android	Windows, macOS, Linux
Ad-free playback Video downloads built in	Subscriptions and history stay on your machine, with no account Ad-free playback with SponsorBlock built in
Depends on third-party Piped instances that can break Unofficial client	Breaks periodically when YouTube changes its internals Desktop only, and live streams and some features are limited
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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