YouTube AlternativesOnly Web apps categorised as YouTube Clients

There are many alternatives to YouTube as a web app if you are looking for a replacement. The best Online YouTube Client alternative is Invidious, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to YouTube and six of them are YouTube Clients available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online YouTube Client alternatives to YouTube are Piped, CloudTube, ViewTube and Playtoob.

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  1. Invidious icon

    Invidious

     203 likes

    Open-source YouTube alternative offers ad-free browsing with no registration or JS needed. Features video download, audio mode, subscription tools, and multi-language support. Export/import data, manage playlists without Google account, and access embedded support.

    56 Invidious alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Invidious vs YouTube Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    TerrifiedTyphlosion
    10

    As the description states, it is merely a frontend for YouTube. However, it comes with a lighter interface and blocks YouTube trackers and ads.

    Top Negative Comment
    Alexandre ZANNI
    6

    Invidious is not a video platform but a Youtube frontend.

    OnlyOpenSource
    Negative
    0

    Invidious is a YouTube privacy frontend not a video hosting site like YouTube.

    3 of 14 comments
    • Invidious is Free and Open SourceYouTube is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Invidious is Privacy focused, Lightweight and DecentralizedYouTube is not according to our users
  2. Piped icon

    Piped

     78 likes

    Ad-free frontend to YouTube offering channel subscriptions without an account, multiple playlist import/export formats, SponsorBlock integration, picture-in-picture, and privacy features. No Google connection, supports dark mode, is open-source, and requires no email.

    65 Piped alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Piped vs YouTube Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It's much nicer than Invidious. Piped is not a full YouTube alternative like LBRY, but rather a frontend that allows you to watch YouTube and only connecting to googleapis.com (not googlevideo.com like Invidious). It also has the craziest ad blocker ever. When you watch a video and they say, now it's time for a word from our sponsor or something like that, it fast forwards to the end of that part. It's insane, I have no idea how they pull that off!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    RemovedUser
    Positive
    0

    If you want to watch YouTube content but don't like ads and Google's invasive data collection, you should definitely try Piped. It's super fast (faster than Invidious in my experience) and the Preferences allow users to enable SponsorBlock, an open-source crowdsourced platform that skips sponsored segments automatically, so that you never have to hear "this video is sponsored by RandomVPN" ever again. It's highly customizable, very similar to NewPipe.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Piped is Free and Open SourceYouTube is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Piped is Privacy focused and LightweightYouTube is not according to our users
  3. CloudTube icon

    CloudTube

     10 likes

    CloudTube is an alternative online front-end for YouTube. CloudTube provides interfaces to display that data, like a video player, search listings, channel views, and subscription management.

    44 CloudTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. ViewTube icon

    ViewTube

     12 likes

    Alternative YouTube frontend providing ad-free viewing, private search and discovery, independent account creation, dark and light themes, playlist and comment access, channel subscriptions, push notifications, and touch-friendly controls for all devices.

    35 ViewTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    ViewTube vs YouTube Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It has beautiful design, integrated SponsorBlock and protects your privacy by proxying content.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • ViewTube is Free and Open SourceYouTube is Freemium and Proprietary
    • ViewTube is Privacy focusedYouTube is not according to our users
  5. Playtoob icon

    Playtoob

     2 likes

    PLAYTOOB is a simplified YouTube Companion. Select and paste the IDs of your favorite channels and it will play their top content. You can sort by date, likes, views, and filter by channel or recency. It eliminates shorts, restricted, and live content.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Velty App icon

    Velty App

     1 like

    If you've ever felt frustrated by the lack of organization options on YouTube or spent too much time searching for specific videos in a cluttered feed, Velty is here to help.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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