Flow (YouTube Client)

A privacy-respecting YouTube and YouTube Music client for Android with a local recommendation engine.

Flow is a YouTube client built with Jetpack Compose and Material 3. It includes FlowNeuro, a recommendation engine that runs entirely on your device — no accounts, no tracking, no data leaves your phone.

Most open-source YouTube clients give you playback but no way to discover new content. You either use the official app and get tracked, or you use an alternative and lose recommendations entirely.

Flow gives you both. The recommendation engine learns what you like by analyzing your watch behavior locally. It never leaves your devices. You can inspect everything it knows about you, adjust it, or wipe it at any time.

Features

Video High-quality playback via ExoPlayer (Media3) with resolution switching (1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p) SponsorBlock — automatically skips sponsors, intros, outros, and filler DeArrow — replaces clickbait thumbnails and titles with community-sourced alternatives Return Youtube Dislike (RYD) Background playback — listen to audio with the screen off Picture-in-Picture — keep watching while using other apps Casting to smart TVs and streaming devices Playback speed control (0.25x to 2x) Video chapters with seek jumping Gesture controls for brightness, volume, and seeking Subtitles with customizable font size, color, and background Downloads with VP9, AV1, and standard format support Resume playback from where you left off

Music Dedicated music player with album art and audio visualizations Queue management with add, remove, and reorder Shuffle and repeat (single/all) Persistent mini player across the app Synchronized lyrics display Fetches tracks from YouTube Music Recommendations (FlowNeuro Engine) Runs 100% on-device — no server, no telemetry, no account needed Learns from what you watch, skip, like, dislike, search for, and how long you watch Distinguishes weekday and weekend patterns, morning and night preferences Detects when you're getting bored of a topic and mixes in new content Prevents your feed from collapsing into the same 2-3 topics Surfaces related videos from your recent watches to create natural topic transitions Uses engagement signals (like-to-view ratios) to filter out low-quality content Full transparency dashboard — see what the algorithm knows and why it recommended something Export/import your entire recommendation profile as a file

Library Local watch history Favorites and custom playlists Shorts feed with bookmarking Continue watching shelf Subscription management with cached feeds

Privacy No Google account required No ads, analytics, or tracking All data stored locally on your device Import subscriptions and history from NewPipe Export or delete everything at any time