Lightweight and open-source app for YouTube, PeerTube, SoundCloud, and more. No Google Account needed, supports 4K and background audio streaming with downloads.
- YouTube Downloader
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Android
- SoundCloud
- YouTube Music
- Flathub
- Bandcamp
- YouTube
- F-Droid
- Flatpak
- PeerTube
+9Experience YouTube ad-free on desktop with enhanced privacy. FreeTube prevents Google tracking and works seamlessly across Windows, Mac, and Linux.
- YouTube Client
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Flathub
- Flatpak
+1An open-source, ad-free front-end to YouTube offering video downloads, audio-only mode, and subscription management without JS or registration.
- YouTube Client
- Free • Open Source
- Online
- Self-Hosted
Multimedia software player with extensive customization options and support for various formats, now without adware, for Windows systems.
- Media Player
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Windows
SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more. SMPlayer remembers the settings of all files you play.
- Media Player
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- mpv
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- MPlayer
- Snapcraft
+4Continuing the legacy of Vanced for YouTube, It includes No Ads and Sponsor Block, Background Playback, Auto Repeat, Return YouTube Dislike, Download videos.
- YouTube Client
- Free • Open Source
- Android
Piped is an online frontend for viewing YouTube. NewPipe Extractor is used to retrieve information from YouTube. Piped doesn't connect your request to Google.
- YouTube Client
- Free • Open Source
- Online
- Self-Hosted
+1Discover the ultimate music listening experience with our app. With online song search, streaming and offline support, custom playlists, high-quality audio, and much more, you'll never need another music app. Plus, enjoy it all ad-free and without any subscriptions.
- Music Streaming Service
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- F-Droid
SkyTube is an app that lets you watch YouTube videos on your Android device without ads, sign-in, or Google services. It has some features that the official YouTube app does not have.
- YouTube Client
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- Android Tablet
- YouTube
- F-Droid
- Android TV
SongTube is a new beautiful and fast application made in flutter, it supports YouTube audio and video downloading at any quality, In-App YouTube Browser, audio conversion, Playlists and an Audio tags editor.
- YouTube Downloader
- Free • Open Source
- Android
Juno is an app for browsing the popular YouTube video streaming platform on Apple's latest and greatest device.
- YouTube Client
- Paid • Proprietary
- visionOS
+1QMPlay2 is a video and audio player. It can play all formats supported by FFmpeg, libmodplug (including J2B and SFX). It also supports Audio CD, raw files, Rayman 2 music and chiptunes. It contains YouTube and Prostopleer browser.
- Media Player
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Minitube is a YouTube desktop application. With it you can watch YouTube videos in a new way: you type a keyword, Minitube gives you an endless video stream. Minitube is not about cloning the original YouTube web interface, it aims to create a new TV-like experience.
- YouTube Client
- Paid • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+3Pennywise opens any website or media in a small floating window that remains on top of all other applications. Pennywise windows stays up all the time. No need to keep struggling with alt + tab, use Pennywise for easy multitasking.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+3Vinegar is a Safari extension that replaces the YouTube player with a minimal HTML video tag.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- Safari
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