SmartTube
SmartTube is a free, open-source YouTube and video client for Android. Browse media content with your own rules on Android TV. It has 34,659 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
About SmartTube
My development environment was infected by unknown malicious software, as a result of which a few builds may have been affected. Once the issue was detected, I secured everything with a full disk wipe, restored a clean setup, and now all builds are scanned with VirusTotal. The F-Droid version will also be verified before release.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds SmartTube from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
- Relies on a non-free network service
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is SmartTube?
SmartTube is a free, open-source YouTube and video client for Android. Browse media content with your own rules on Android TV. It has 34,659 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is SmartTube free and open source?
Yes. SmartTube's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: relies on a non-free network service.
How do I install SmartTube?
You can install SmartTube from F-Droid (package app.smarttube.fdroid) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 32.56s).
Is SmartTube still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 8, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 25, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.