LibreTube App
LibreTube is an alternative frontend for YouTube. It uses the Piped API to load data and play videos and thus needs no YT account and no Google Services on your device while protecting your privacy.
Features
No Ads
User Accounts
Subscriptions
Subscription Groups
User Playlists
Playlist Bookmarks
Watch/Search History
SponsorBlock
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Downloads
Differences with NewPipe
NewPipe is an application that allows local extraction on your phone, with requests sent directly to YouTube/Google via the network you're connected to, without a middleman server. However, Google can access information like the user's IP address and subscriptions can only be stored locally. Alternatively, LibreTube uses Piped to proxy all requests, preventing Google from accessing your IP address or personal data. Additionally, Piped enables syncing of subscriptions between LibreTube and itself, and it can be used on a desktop.
What's new in 0.28.1
Here's a summary of the LibreTube 0.28.1 release notes, focusing on user-facing improvements and bug fixes:
- Playback Issues Fixed: Resolved playback problems with an updated NewPipeExtractor fork.
- Download Queue Support: Downloads can now be added to the playback queue.
- Improved Performance: UI is no longer blocked while filtering watched videos, resulting in a smoother experience.
- Subscription Fix: Channel avatars now correctly display in the subscriptions list even when subscribed from search.
- SponsorBlock Improvement: SponsorBlock segments from previous videos are now properly cleared when starting a new video.
- Piped Account Fix: Always uses account subscriptions repository if logged in to Piped.
- Local Mode Fix: Automatically logs the user out when enabling full local mode and no auth instance is set.
- Subscription Export Fix: Channel URL is now used for subscription export.
