YouView Alternatives

YouView is described as 'Browse, watch, convert, and download YouTube videos on your Mac faster, because YouView uses the core technologies of Mac OS X to play instead of Flash allowing video to run smoother on systems with lower specs' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 25 alternatives to YouView for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Android, Android Tablet and Linux apps. The best YouView alternative is NewPipe, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like YouView are LibreTube, SkyTube, VueTube and Minitube.

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  1. NewPipe icon

    NewPipe

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    Discover and stream videos with a lightweight open-source front-end supporting YouTube, PeerTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and more. Enjoy seamless 4K playback, audio in background, and video downloads without the need for Google Services or an account. Perfect for avid streamers.

    146 NewPipe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • SoundCloud
    • YouTube Music
    • Flathub
    • Bandcamp
    • YouTube
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • PeerTube
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    • NewPipe is the most popular Android alternative to YouView.

    • NewPipe is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to YouView.

    • NewPipe is Free and Open SourceYouView is also Free and Open Source
    • NewPipe is Privacy focused and LightweightYouView is not according to our users
  2. LibreTube icon

    LibreTube

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    Open-source YouTube frontend for Android offering ad-free playback, SponsorBlock, synchronization across devices, video and audio downloads, user accounts, subscription management, playlists, channel grouping, search filters, gestures, comments, captions, and dark mode.

    88 LibreTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    • LibreTube is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to YouView.

    • LibreTube is Free and Open SourceYouView is also Free and Open Source
    • LibreTube is Privacy focused and LightweightYouView is not according to our users
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    SkyTube

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    Open source Android client for viewing YouTube videos with ad-free playback, advanced blockers, offline downloads, swipe gesture controls, channel subscriptions without a YouTube account, SponsorBlock support, and privacy features, all without requiring Google services.

    83 SkyTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • YouTube
    • F-Droid
    • Android TV
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  4. VueTube icon

    VueTube

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    VueTube is a Simple YouTube client for Android/iOS. Free Open Source. A simple video streaming client aimed to recreate ALL features from their respective apps (and more).

    80 VueTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • VueTube is the most popular iPhone alternative to YouView.

    • VueTube is Free and Open SourceYouView is also Free and Open Source
    • VueTube is Lightweight and Privacy focusedYouView is not according to our users
  5. Minitube icon

    Minitube

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    Minitube 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.

    73 Minitube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Minitube is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to YouView.

    • Minitube is Freemium and Open SourceYouView is Free and Open Source
    • Minitube is Lightweight and Privacy focusedYouView is not according to our users
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    Gyawun

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    Streams and downloads songs from multiple music providers with high-quality audio, background playback, fast search, playlist creation and organization, queue management, offline downloads, playback caching, favorites, equalizer controls, privacy-first local storage, and no ads.

    75 Gyawun alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  8. SongTube icon

    SongTube

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    SongTube is a new beautiful and fast application made in flutter, it supports YouTube audio and video downloading at any quality, In-App YouTube Browser, audio conversion, Playlists and an Audio tags editor.

    113 SongTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  10. VideoDuke icon

    VideoDuke

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    Download online videos on Mac with VideoDuke! It supports all popular video websites and will save your videos in various file formats. You can also download streaming videos on Mac at a pleasantly fast speed and with great quality.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • VideoDuke is the most popular commercial alternative to YouView.

    • VideoDuke is Paid and ProprietaryYouView is Free and Open Source
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    FoxTube

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    Play YouTube video continuously with playlists.

    FoxTube features:

    • Easy search (auto-completion, search history)
    • Local playlists
    • Play in mini player while searching/browsing.
    • supports YouTube account login
    • supports YouTube HQ videos
    • Supports remote controls & mult.
    30 FoxTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • FoxTube is the most popular iPad alternative to YouView.

    • FoxTube is Paid and ProprietaryYouView is Free and Open Source
  12. Airy YouTube Downloader icon

    Airy YouTube Downloader

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    Airy is a YouTube video downloader, i.e. an application that allows you to save your favorite YouTube videos so you can watch them whenever you feel like - no matter whether you are connected to Internet or not and whether it is still available on the web site.

    225 Airy YouTube Downloader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  13. MotionBox icon

    MotionBox

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    The video browser for motion freedom, MotionBox is a desktop client for streaming video that lets you stream videos from YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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