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Tubo vs FreeTube: catalog facts
Tubo	FreeTube
Free Free to self-host.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
NewPipe-style experience in a web browser Aggregates several streaming services in one interface	Subscriptions and history stay on your machine, with no account Ad-free playback with SponsorBlock built in
Small project with a limited contributor base Depends on upstream services not changing in ways that break extraction	Breaks periodically when YouTube changes its internals Desktop only, and live streams and some features are limited
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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