# LibreTube (open-source YouTube and video client)

> LibreTube is a free, open-source YouTube and video client for Android. Alternative frontend for YouTube with focus on privacy. It has 12,785 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Jetpack Compose |
| GitHub stars | 12,785 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.libretube/ (package com.github.libretube) |
| F-Droid anti-features | Relies on a non-free network service |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://libre-tube.github.io |
| Official | yes (published by the organization behind the product) |
| Category | YouTube & video clients |
| Latest release | v32.1 (Aug 20, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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