LibreTube

LibreTube

Alternative frontend for YouTube with focus on privacy

Team LibreTube Internet Multimedia Online Media Player

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Description

LibreTube is an alternative frontend for YouTube, focusing on user privacy and better watching experience. It doesn't require any YouTube account or Google Services installed on your device.
In comparison to YouTube, LibreTube has some additional features like SponsorBlock, DeArrow, Subscription Groups, Playlist bookmarks, and many more. Apart from that, you can subscribe to channels and create private playlists just as you're used to from YouTube.
LibreTube optionally allows you to use Piped to load data and play videos for better privacy as well as syncing your subscriptions and playlists between different devices.

What’s new (32.1)

This release fixes the recent video playback issues and that playlists contain no videos.

To overcome the video playback issues, we implemented YouTube's new, custom streaming protocol (called SABR). YouTube started to progressively remove support for traditional streaming protocols, so LibreTube's support for the new protocol should make video playback much more reliable.

Apart from this, the release includes support for podcasts and courses tabs on channels, a "resume all" option for downloa

Anti-features

Properties of this app that are worth knowing about before installing.

  • NonFreeNet

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
32.1 current
792b1e37e7bd6a26…
2026-08-23 8.8 MB API 26
31.4
80878a8fc2aa22ec…
2026-05-30 8.8 MB API 26
31.3
e9e16130198700cd…
2026-05-27 8.8 MB API 26

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
Show 1 more permissions
  • libretube.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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