# Twire (open-source YouTube and video client)

> Twire is a free, open-source YouTube and video client for Android. Twire is an open source, ad-free Twitch browser and stream player for Android. It has 1,306 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Twire is an open source, ad free Twitch browser and stream player for Android. You can select multiple themes and also login with your twitch account. You can also follow and unfollow streamers through the app. Please note that the chat is only available if you login to your account.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/twireapp/Twire |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 1,306 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.perflyst.twire/ (package com.perflyst.twire) |
| F-Droid anti-features | Relies on a non-free network service |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | YouTube & video clients |
| Latest release | v2.12.3 (Aug 20, 2025) |
| Last commit | Jul 10, 2026 |

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

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