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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YouTube alternatives are mainly YouTube Clients, but if you're looking for Video Streaming Apps or YouTube Downloaders you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android + YouTube Clients. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to YouTube.- Video Sharing Tool
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51 litube alternativesA lightweight Android app for YouTube with additional features like video downloading, ad-block, background playback, and playback progress memory.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
litube VS YouTube
Free Video Sharing CMS. Start your own video sharing website with CumulusClips video sharing script. It's free and easy to use. You can build a YouTube clone where users can upload videos, rate videos, comment on videos, and much more.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
DiscontinuedNot updated since September 26, 2017
CumulusClips Features
CumulusClips VS YouTube
Comments about CumulusClips as an Alternative to YouTube
41 ViewTube alternativesViewTube is an alternative YouTube frontend that lets you watch, search and discover YouTube videos without ads or tracking.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
- International
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
DiscontinuedThe project is semi-paused at the moment.
ViewTube VS YouTube
Comments about ViewTube as an Alternative to YouTube
It has beautiful design, integrated SponsorBlock and protects your privacy by proxying content.
28 YTLitePlus alternativesYouTube for iOS, supercharged with @dayanch96 YouTube Plus (ex. YTLite) and several other tweaks.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- iPhone
- AltStore
YTLitePlus VS YouTube
3Speak is a place where content creators directly own their onsite assets and their communities. Using blockchain technology, the ownership of these assets and communities are intrinsic to the creator and the user, not 3 Speak.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android Tablet
3Speak VS YouTube
33 NodeTube alternativesNodetube is an open-source YouTube alternative that also supports image and audio uploads. Powered by NodeJS. Every shared content can be downloaded for free.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
DiscontinuedThe last release is from 2020 and the last update is from September 2022.
NodeTube Features
NodeTube VS YouTube
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
DiscontinuedThis project is no longer maintained
Yotter Features
Yotter VS YouTube
This one is not bad and not so bloated as most other alternatives. However, it seems to be not developed anymore. The latest release was 2017 and that is also the year the last commit was made in its Github repository. https://github.com/cumulusclips/cumulusclips