Thorium Alternatives

Thorium is described as 'PeerTube is a federated video streaming platform that is community-owned and ad-free, with no vendor lock-in. This client allows you to watch and browse videos on a server of your choice in the PeerTube network' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Thorium for a variety of platforms, including Android, F-Droid, PeerTube, YouTube and Linux apps. The best Thorium alternative is NewPipe, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Thorium are PeerTube, Piped, Tubular and Tartube.

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PeerTube is a federated video streaming platform that is community-owned and ad-free, with no vendor lock-in. This client allows you to watch and browse videos on a server of your choice in the PeerTube network.

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Thorium alternatives page was last updated Jan 23, 2025
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  1. NewPipe icon

    NewPipe

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    Discover and stream videos with a lightweight open-source front-end supporting YouTube, PeerTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and more. Enjoy seamless 4K playback, audio in background, and video downloads without the need for Google Services or an account. Perfect for avid streamers.

    139 NewPipe alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • SoundCloud
    • YouTube Music
    • Flathub
    • Bandcamp
    • YouTube
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • PeerTube
    Trending,

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  YouTube Downloader
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  YouTube background listening
    4.  Video Download
    5.  Background playing
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
    8.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Allows subscriptions
    11.  Background Music
    12.  No Tracking

    NewPipe VS Thorium

     

    • NewPipe is the most popular Android & Linux alternative to Thorium.

    • NewPipe is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Thorium.

    • NewPipe is Free and Open SourceThorium is also Free and Open Source
    • NewPipe is Privacy focused and LightweightThorium is not according to our users
  2. PeerTube icon

    PeerTube

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    A free, decentralized and federated video platform that allows peer-to-peer video streaming. Supports interoperability via ActivityPub, customizable user interface, video embedding, and follows channels from across the Fediverse without data mining or ads.

    74 PeerTube alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    PeerTube screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Free Speech
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Live Streaming
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Video Hosting
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Peer-To-Peer
    6.  Share Videos
    7.  Federated
    8. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    9.  GNU/linux-libre
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Support for HD videos
    12.  Support for WebTorrent

    PeerTube VS Thorium

     

    • PeerTube is the most popular Web-based, iPhone & Self-Hosted alternative to Thorium.

    • PeerTube is Free and Open SourceThorium is also Free and Open Source
    • PeerTube is Decentralized and Privacy focusedThorium is not according to our users
  4. Piped icon

    Piped

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    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.

    61 Piped alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Trending page

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Progressive Web App
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Picture in Picture
    7.  Support for 4K
    8.  Cloud Sync

    Piped VS Thorium

     
  5. Tubular icon

    Tubular

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    A fork of NewPipe that implements SponsorBlock and Return YouTube Dislike.

    66 Tubular alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • SoundCloud
    • Bandcamp
    • YouTube
    • F-Droid
    • PeerTube
    Tubular screenshot 1
    Tubular screenshot 2
    Tubular screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Picture in Picture
    4.  MP3 Downloader
    5.  YouTube Downloader
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  SoundCloud Downloader
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Support for 4K
    10. SponsorBlock icon  SponsorBlock Integration
    11.  Block Trackers
    12.  Chromecast Support

    Tubular VS Thorium

     
  6. Tartube icon

    Tartube

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    Tartube is a GUI front-end for youtube-dl, partly based on Youtube-DLG and written in Python 3 / Gtk 3.

    68 Tartube alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • youtube-dl
    • GTK+
    Tartube screenshot 1

    Tartube Features

    1.  YouTube Downloader
    2.  Download YouTube Playlist
    3.  Video Download
    4.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
    5.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Support for 4K

    Tartube VS Thorium

     

    • Tartube is the most popular Windows alternative to Thorium.

    • Tartube is Free and Open SourceThorium is also Free and Open Source
  7. PipePipe icon

    PipePipe

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    An alternative Android streaming front-end of BiliBili, NicoNico, Youtube and more.

    70 PipePipe alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    PipePipe screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Picture in Picture
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  SoundCloud Downloader
    7.  MP3 Downloader

    PipePipe VS Thorium

     
  9. LastPipeBender icon

    LastPipeBender

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    The Last Pipe Bender | Newpipe + Tubular (Sponsorblock/Dislikes) 🎉 | current maintainer: @asandikci

    48 LastPipeBender alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android

    LastPipeBender VS Thorium

     
  10. YaShlang icon

    YaShlang

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    PeerTube and YouTube player for Android with local playlists and whitelisted recommendations.

    51 YaShlang alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • YouTube
    • PeerTube
    • Linux
    YaShlang screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Kids Mode
    2.  MP3 Downloader
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  Personalized Recommendations
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  No Tracking

    YaShlang VS Thorium

     
  11. doodstream icon

    doodstream

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    Make money by sharing videos.

    55 doodstream alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    doodstream screenshot 1

    doodstream VS Thorium

     
  12. TubeLab icon

    TubeLab

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    Tubelab is an Android app for Peertube.

    11 TubeLab alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • PeerTube
    TubeLab screenshot 1
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    TubeLab screenshot 3

    TubeLab VS Thorium

     
  13. P2Play icon

    P2Play

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    P2Play is an app for peertube.

    8 P2Play alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • PeerTube
    P2Play screenshot 1
    P2Play screenshot 2
    P2Play screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Decentralized
    4.  No registration required

    P2Play VS Thorium

     
  14. TubeAcad icon

    TubeAcad

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    TubeAcad is an app for academic peertube instances. You can choose between unauthenticated mode (without account) and authenticated mode (with account). In unauthenticated mode, you can still share, download, or report videos.

    11 TubeAcad alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • PeerTube
    TubeAcad screenshot 1
    TubeAcad screenshot 2
    TubeAcad screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Decentralized

    TubeAcad VS Thorium

     
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