Open Source YouTube Alternatives

The best open source alternative to YouTube is PeerTube. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to YouTube and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to YouTube are NewPipe, LBRY, Invidious and Odysee.

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  1. NodeTube icon
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    Nodetube is an open-source YouTube alternative that also supports image and audio uploads. Powered by NodeJS. Every shared content can be downloaded for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. The curated library of YouTube educational channels. It' is a place for curious people with a huge passion for self-education. Here you can find channels that teach how to code, play guitar, design a website, even make cakes and much more!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. FreeTube + Tabs is a free, open-source YouTube desktop client that adds browser-style tabbed browsing to the FreeTube privacy platform. It lets you watch YouTube without ads, without

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  4. Koda Player icon
     2 likes

    A modern, feature-rich Android music & video player powered by YouTube Music

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  5. Yotter icon
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    Yotter allows you to follow and gather all the content from your favorite Twitter and YouTube accounts in a beautiful feed so you can stay up to date without compromising your privacy at all. Yotter is written with Python and Flask and uses Semantic-UI as its CSS framework.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Playlist Wiper is a lightweight desktop automation tool designed to solve a specific problem: YouTube's missing 'Delete All' button for the Watch Later playlist.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. The best Tweak downloads for the YouTube App. (uYou/uYouPlus/uYouEnhanced YouTubeReborn/YouTubeRebornPlus)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • AltStore
     
  8. Native Swift/SwiftUI YouTube client for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV & Mac — ad-free, SponsorBlock, DeArrow, Google sign-in, up to 8K. Open source.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
     
  9. GopherTube icon
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    GopherTube is a terminal-based YouTube client. It scrapes and parses the YouTube website to search YouTube and uses mpv to play videos. The UI is built with Go and Bubble Tea, and is fully keyboard-driven.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  10. 30tools icon
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    Your Ultimate Free Online Toolkit — Image, Video, Audio, PDF, and More!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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