FreeTubeApp/FreeTube
An Open Source YouTube app for privacy
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Where it stands
Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.
3 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 4 days ago, with 279 contributors on GitHub.
Peaked at #65 in the weekly ranking the week of Oct 5, its best in the past year.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a privacy-focused open source desktop YouTube player that blocks ads and prevents Google tracking.
- Enables YouTube viewing without ads or tracking by storing subscriptions and history locally and avoiding official APIs.
- Use for watching YouTube videos privately on Windows, macOS, or Linux without Google tracking or ads.
- Use for managing and organizing YouTube subscriptions and playlists locally without needing a Google account.
- Use for integrating YouTube playback with external players or proxies like Tor to enhance privacy and control.
Should you depend on it?
License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.
License
AGPL 3.0
Network copyleft: like the GPL, and also triggered by offering the software over a network.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
Watch-outs
- AGPL-style copyleft also applies when the software is offered over a network.
General guidance from repository metadata, not legal advice. How we score
From the README
FreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind. Use YouTube without advertisements and prevent Google from tracking you with their cookies and JavaScript. Available for Windows (10 and later), Mac (macOS 11 and later) & Linux thanks to Electron.
FreeTube uses a built in extractor to grab and serve data / videos. The Invidious API can also optionally be used. FreeTube does not use any official APIs to obtain data. While YouTube can still see your video requests, it can no longer track you using cookies or JavaScript. Your subscriptions, playlists and history are stored locally on your computer and never sent out.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
1.6K+100
Open issues
287-33
Compared with peers in Web
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 8, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pingdotgg/t3code | 55.7K | +12.2K | 75 | today |
| pbakaus/impeccable | 107.6K | +6.1K | 75 | 1 day ago |
| meta/astryx | 22.8K | +4.8K | 75 | today |
| Renhuai123/ziwei-doushu | 17.5K | +3.7K | 75 | 26 days ago |
| ranxianglei/billion-context | 6.3K | +2.4K | 75 | 3 days ago |
| FreeTubeApp/FreeTube | 22.3K | — | 60 | 4 days ago |
| Category median | 22.8K | +4.8K | 75 | — |
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