# NouTube (open-source YouTube and video client)

> NouTube is a free, open-source YouTube and video client for Android. YouTube and YouTube Music in a single app. It has 1,346 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

YouTube and YouTube Music in a single app. No ads, plays in the background. Manage watchlist, music library without loginManage watch history without loginDownload videoRSS feed reader for YouTube channelsHide shortsLive chatPlay original audioCustomize with CSS How it works Wrap and in Android webviewInject code to block adsHook playback controls and support playing in background Desktop version Desktop version shares the same code base with mobile version. Download Linux/macOS/Windows version from NouTube-Desktop.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/nonbili/NouTube |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Other |
| GitHub stars | 1,346 |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/jp.nonbili.noutube/ (package jp.nonbili.noutube) |
| F-Droid anti-features | Relies on a non-free network service |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://oss.nonbili.jp/noutube |
| Official | no |
| Category | YouTube & video clients |
| Latest release | v0.7.1 (Oct 7, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

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

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