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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A video-sharing platform allowing users to upload, view, and share videos, including clips, music videos, and educational content.

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YouTube alternatives page was last updated Feb 4, 2025
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  1. AudioTube icon

    AudioTube

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    AudioTube is a YouTube Music client. It is part of the Plasma Mobile app collection. AudioTube can search YouTube Music, list albums and artists, play automatically generated playlists, albums...

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
    AudioTube screenshot 1

    AudioTube Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Stream audio
    3.  KDE

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  2. RockMeAmade.us icon

    RockMeAmade.us

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    This Youtube Mashup Turns Youtube Into A First-Year MTV Tribute : No Advertisements Music 24/7 Playing Music Videos. The Source Code is available from github here and is GPL'd: https://github.com/riseofthethorax/chann3lz

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    RockMeAmade.us screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from February 2020.

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  4. GTK+ Pipe Viewer icon

    GTK+ Pipe Viewer

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    A lightweight YouTube client for Linux. It works by analyze the YouTube site, or via Invidious. (YouTube API key not used) It's fork of .

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Command-line interface

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Support for 4K
    5.  No registration required

    GTK+ Pipe Viewer VS YouTube

     
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