LBRY is the first digital marketplace to be controlled by the market's participants rather than a corporation or other 3rd-party.
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- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
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YouTube Alternatives for Windows
YouTube is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is LBRY, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to YouTube and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to YouTube are FreeTube, Twitch, NouTube and VacuumTube.
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90 FreeTube alternativesFreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player that lets you watch videos without ads and protects privacy by preventing Google tracking through cookies and JavaScript. Compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux, it stores data locally, recommends VPN/Tor for anonymity, and supports feature-rich viewing.
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- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
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- Windows
- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Linux Mobile
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62 Twitch alternativesBroadcast live gaming content, esports, creative arts, and IRL streams with real-time audience interaction, subscriptions, ads, and donations, fostering a global community.
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
- Playstation
- Fire TV
- Xbox
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46 NouTube alternativesOffers ad-free access to both video and music streaming, enables background playback, manages playlists and libraries without login, hides shorts, and is open-source for enhanced privacy and control across platforms, serving as an alternative to default clients.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
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- Windows
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- Android
- Android Tablet
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Flatpak
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65 VacuumTube alternativesVacuumTube is an unofficial wrapper of YouTube Leanback (the console and Smart TV version of YouTube) for the desktop, with a built-in adblocker and minor enhancements.
74 Minitube alternativesMinitube is a YouTube desktop application. With it you can watch YouTube videos in a new way: you type a keyword, Minitube gives you an endless video stream. Minitube is not about cloning the original YouTube web interface, it aims to create a new TV-like experience.
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IPFSTube is a player and uploader for videos, stored on the distributed IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) network.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
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- Discontinued
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- IPFS
- JavaScript
- Go (Programming Language)
85 Namida alternativesFeature-rich music and video player with YouTube support, built on Flutter. Offers folder-based library, powerful indexer, tagging, custom themes, waveform seekbar, offline and audio-only modes, advanced queue, history tracking, and gesture-based video controls.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Android
- Android Tablet
- Windows
- Linux
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47 SMTube alternativesFree Youtube browser for SMPlayer which allows to browse, search and play YouTube videos. No flash needed!
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
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Alerts
- Discontinued
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- Windows
- Linux
- SMPlayer
- VLC media player
- MPlayer
Store and stream your recorded video content and audio content, regardless of its size or the number of simultaneous users.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
Empower your video endeavors with an effortless hosting and broadcasting platform offering endless possibilities for media enterprises, fitness experts, and more. Leverage over 50 features including limitless hosting, live streaming, analytics, editing tools, and more.
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
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
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It allows you to upload unlimited amounts of video.