YouTube Alternatives

Android video streaming site downloader that allows for watching YouTube videos offline.

Augmentable with front-ends such as Youtube-DLG , youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube and a hundreds other sites. It requires the Python interpreter and is therefore platform-independent.

It can be integrated in other programs and so be used to watch online videos in local applications such as MPV .

SkyTube is an alternative, free, open-source YouTube application for Android. It allows you to use YouTube comfortably without the need for Google/YouTube account and hence this app only offers read-only access to YouTube.

VIDEO BLOCKER
Unwanted videos can now be blocked! Supports channel blacklisting/whitelisting, language filtering, low viewed/high disliked video blocking etc.

INNOVATIVE DESIGN
Contains novelty features such as most popular videos, video and thumbnail downloader, video reload, video rating on thumbnail and more to come!

NO ADS
YouTube ads are now a thing of the past.

Google Apps-Free
SkyTube is not dependent on the GAPPS/Google Apps (i.e. YouTube official app).

Vanced is a modded version of YouTube with many features such as adblocking and background playback.

Download YouTube video and music in seconds. It’s fast, easy, and free.

Download YouTube videos in MP3 format with SnapTube’s killer music download feature. Save time and space on your phone. No extra encoding process or plugin required.

Key features:

1. DOWNLOAD IN MULTIPLE RESOLUTIONS
   MP4 videos are available in multiple resolutions: choose the small size of 360 pixels or the high-definition of 720 pixels.

2. DIRECT MP3 DOWNLOADS
   Download any YouTube music video directly as an MP3 file. No extra encoding process or plugin needed. Save space with a smaller file and listen to your favorite music video anytime you want.

3. SEARCH VIDEOS WITH KEYWORDS
   Search a video with keywords. Easily find the exact video you want.

4. DOWNLOAD VIDEOS VIA SHARING FUNCTION
   Watching a video in the YouTube app you want to download? SnapTube ready: just use the “share” function to connect it to SnapTube and it’s ready to download in the blink of an eye.

5. DISCOVER NEW VIDEOS
   Explore YouTube videos in your favorite categories like Music or Movies. Discover new videos with recommended lists from our curators.

6. MANAGE VIDEO DOWNLOADS
   Pause, cancel, or resume a video download. Delete the videos you don't need anymore. Manage all of your video downloads in one place.

7. NO ADS
   Clean design lets you focus on your videos. No annoying ads.

If you want a simple and fast tool to download YouTube videos and music, SnapTube is your best choice.

NewPipe is a lightweight YouTube front-end for Android.

It doesn't need the YouTube-API or any Google Play Services, as NewPipe only parses the YouTube website in order to gain the information it needs.
Therefore this app can be used on devices without Google Services installed. Also, you don't need a YouTube account to use NewPipe, and it's FLOSS.

Features

Search videos
Display general information about a video
Watch YouTube videos
Popup mode (floating player)
Select the streaming player to watch the video with
Download videos
Download audio only
Open a video in Kodi
Show Next/Related videos
Search YouTube in a specific language
Watch/Block age restricted material
Display general information about channels
Search channels
1080p/2K/4K support
Local playlists
Subtitles
Livestream support
Show comments

An alternative front-end to YouTube

[The instance at invidio.us made by Omar Roth was closed in September 2020. You can select another instance and the project can still be found on GitHub]

Features:

• Audio-only mode (and no need to keep window open on mobile)

• Open-source (AGPLv3 licensed)

• No ads

• No need to create a Google account to save subscriptions

• Lightweight (homepage is ~4 KB compressed)

• Tools for managing subscriptions:
  * Only show unseen videos
  * Only show latest (or latest unseen) video from each channel
  * Delivers notifications from all subscribed channels
  * Automatically redirect homepage to feed
  * Import subscriptions from YouTube

• Dark mode

• Embed support

• Set default player options (speed, quality, autoplay, loop)

• Does not require JS to play videos

• Support for Reddit comments in place of YT comments

• Import/Export subscriptions, watch history, preferences

• Does not use any of the official YouTube APIs

• Developer API