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, Web-based 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 SongTube.

YouView alternatives are mainly YouTube Clients but may also be YouTube Downloaders or Video Streaming Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of YouView.

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NewPipe
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Free • Open Source
YouTube Client
Video Streaming App
YouTube Downloader
Android
SoundCloud
YouTube Music
Bandcamp
YouTube
F-Droid
PeerTube
112 NewPipe alternatives
NewPipe is a lightweight YouTube front-end for Android. Also YouTube Music . Beta support for SoundCloud , .
- - NewPipe is the most popular Android alternative to YouView.
- - NewPipe is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to YouView.
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NewPipe Features
1. Ad-freeNewPipe doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Privacy focusedNewPipe is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in NewPipe without registration.
4. Dark ModeNewPipe supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
5. Text to SpeechNewPipe allows you to transform written text into spoken text.
6. LightweightNewPipe consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
7. No TrackingNewPipe will not track you or use your personal data.
8. Works OfflineNewPipe can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
9. MP3 DownloaderNewPipe allows you to download audio files in MP3 format.
YouTube background listening
Background playing
Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
Allows subscriptions
Background Music
Reduce mobile data usage
YouTube Music
Youtube support
Download YouTube Playlist
LibreTube
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Free • Open Source
YouTube Client
Video Streaming App
Android
Android Tablet
F-Droid
55 LibreTube alternatives
LibreTube is an alternative frontend to YouTube / YouTube Music for Android. It's Free and Open Source. It retrieves data via .
- - LibreTube is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to YouView.
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LibreTube Features
1. Ad-freeLibreTube doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in LibreTube without registration.
3. Privacy focusedLibreTube is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
4. Dark ModeLibreTube supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
5. Picture in PictureLibreTube allows you to put a video, web page or app in a floating window (always on top of other windows).
6. LightweightLibreTube consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
7. Support for 4KLibreTube supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
8. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with LibreTube.
9. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
Support for subtitles
MP3 Downloader
SkyTube
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Free • Open Source
YouTube Client
Android
Android Tablet
YouTube
F-Droid
Android TV
64 SkyTube alternatives
SkyTube is an alternative, free, open-source YouTube application for Android. It allows you to use YouTube comfortably without the need for Google/YouTube account and hence this app only offers read-only access to YouTube.
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SkyTube Features
1. Ad-freeSkyTube doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
YouTube background listening
Content Filtering
Windows to Apple TV
VueTube
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Free • Open Source
YouTube Client
Video Streaming App
Android
iPhone
52 VueTube alternatives
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).
- - VueTube is the most popular iPhone alternative to YouView.
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VueTube Features
1. Ad-freeVueTube doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Dark ModeVueTube supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
3. Privacy focusedVueTube is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in VueTube without registration.
5. LightweightVueTube consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
YouTube background listening
SongTube
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Free • Open Source
YouTube Downloader
Android
91 SongTube alternatives
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.
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SongTube Features
Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
Minitube
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Freemium • Open Source
YouTube Client
Video Streaming App
Mac
Windows
Linux
55 Minitube alternatives
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.
- - Minitube is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to YouView.
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Minitube Features
1. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Minitube without registration.
2. Ad-freeMinitube doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. No TrackingMinitube will not track you or use your personal data.
4. LightweightMinitube consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. MP3 DownloaderMinitube allows you to download audio files in MP3 format.
6. Privacy focusedMinitube is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Gyawun
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Free • Open Source
YouTube Client
Music Streaming Service
Audio Player
Android
Android Tablet
F-Droid
53 Gyawun alternatives
Gyawun (Formerly Vibe Music) lets you play (almost) any song or video from YouTube Music and JioSaavn. You can search for songs and playlists, reorder songs in playlist or queue, and also have the...
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Gyawun Features
1. Ad-freeGyawun doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Dark ModeGyawun supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Gyawun without registration.
4. Privacy focusedGyawun is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
5. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Gyawun.
6. Support for GesturesGyawun supports touch or mouse gestures and interactions.
7. No TrackingGyawun will not track you or use your personal data.
Background Music
Airy YouTube Downloader
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Paid • Proprietary
YouTube Downloader
Video Downloader
Mac
Windows
244 Airy YouTube Downloader alternatives
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.
- - Airy YouTube Downloader is the most popular commercial alternative to YouView.
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Airy YouTube Downloader Features
Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
GTK YouTube Viewer
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Free • Open Source
YouTube Client
YouTube Downloader
Linux
35 GTK YouTube Viewer alternatives
A lightweight YouTube client for Linux. You can use your YouTube API and Login via OAuth. The same developer forked it to straw-viewer and then to GTK+ Pipe Viewer without API.
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GTK YouTube Viewer Features
1. Support for 4KGTK YouTube Viewer supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
2. Command line interfaceGTK YouTube Viewer either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in GTK YouTube Viewer without registration.
4. LightweightGTK YouTube Viewer consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Dark ModeGTK YouTube Viewer supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. Ad-freeGTK YouTube Viewer doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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SMTube
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Free • Open Source
YouTube Client
Video Streaming App
Windows
Linux
SMPlayer
VLC media player
MPlayer
40 SMTube alternatives
Free Youtube browser for SMPlayer which allows to browse, search and play YouTube videos. No flash needed!
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SMTube Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsSMTube can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
VLC
YouTube Media Player
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Free • Open Source
Online
Google Chrome
Opera
Firefox
29 YouTube Media Player alternatives
Media Player is an open-source project that aims to enhance the overall YouTube experience.
- - YouTube Media Player is the most popular Web-based alternative to YouView.
YouTube Media Player has no features, suggest some!
Discontinued
The extension was last updated in 2017.
Echoes Player
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Free • Open Source
YouTube Client
Video Streaming App
Online
Self-Hosted
Google Chrome
AngularJS
Bootstrap
27 Echoes Player alternatives
Echoes is a YouTube media player that provides a great, simplified user experience with no trailer ads or other distractions like comments. Simply select a video to play it and add it to a live playlist with an easy option to go full screen.
- - Echoes Player is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to YouView.
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1. Ad-freeEchoes Player doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Local-weather
Built-in Ad-blocker
Discontinued
The domain is for sale