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SkyTube Legacy vs FirTube: catalog facts
SkyTube Legacy	FirTube
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-only.	Free Free and released into the public domain under the Unlicense.
Android	Android
Plays YouTube videos without ads Download videos for offline playback	Ad blocking and ad skipping Background playback and video auto-repeat
Targets older Android versions Depends on YouTube, which may break playback	WebView wrapper around the YouTube site rather than a native client Can break when YouTube changes its website
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: Unlicense
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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