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