LibreTube README

The project's README from github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube. As one markdown file: README.md.

LibreTube

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Note
We don't accept feature or bug requests on these platforms. Kindly submit requests only on GitHub.

Get it on F-Droid Get it on IzzyOnDroid
Get it on GitHub Get it on GitHub (Nightly)

Note about Nightly builds
Nightly builds include features/fixes before the official release. Therefore, they are generally less stable than normal releases. Use nightly builds at your own risk.

📜️ Credits

Readme Design and Banners by XelXen
Readme Screenshots by ARBoyGo
Readme Emoji is from openmoji

Icons

Default App Icon by XelXen
Boosted Bird by Margot Albert-Heuzey

About

YouTube has an extremely invasive privacy policy which relies on using user data in unethical ways. They store a lot of your personal data - ranging from ideas, music taste, content, political opinions, and much more than you think.

LibreTube aims at improving the users' privacy by being independent from Google and bypassing their data collection as much as possible. The app only sends the minimum amount of data necessary to ensure that the app works, e.g. it only loads the YouTube-video you want to play without tracking your behavior when using the app.

If you have questions or need help, please make sure to read the FAQ before asking for help at the community channels. The Matrix room is considered as the main communication channel, all other forums or social media accounts are maintained by volunteers from the community but not the developer(s).

Screenshots

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  • More screenshots can be found here

Features

Contributing

Whether you have ideas, translations, design changes, code cleaning or really heavy code changes, help is always welcome. The more is done, the better it gets! Please respect our Code of Conduct in order to keep all interactions and discussions healthy.

You can open and build the project like any other normal Android project by using Android Studio.

Please make sure the title of your pull request and the commit messages follow the conventional commit types (e.g. feat: support for xy). For instance, the most common commit types are "feat", "fix", "refactor", "ci" and "chore".

[!NOTE] Any issue avoiding the issue template will be ignored and forced to be closed.

[!NOTE] The usage of AI to generate issue texts or pull requests is not permitted at this repository and thus such issues / pull requests will be ignored.

Donate

Donations can be made at:

Contributions in any form are welcome!

📝 Translations

Translation status

Differences to NewPipe

LibreTube's main difference to NewPipe is that it has a much stronger focus on user experience. LibreTube uses the modern Material 3 Expressive design, supports external APIs such as SponsorBlock, ReturnYouTubeDislike, or DeArrow, and allows you to synchronize your user data across devices, e.g. via Piped.

While LibreTube only supports content from YouTube, NewPipe also allows the use of other platforms like SoundCloud, PeerTube, Bandcamp and media.ccc.de.

Both, LibreTube and NewPipe, are great clients for watching YouTube videos. There's no general answer about which one is better, just try them both and see which one fits you best.

Privacy Policy and Disclaimer

LibreTube aims to protect the privacy of its users. Our Privacy Policy gives detailed information on which data the app stores in order to work, how it is being used, and how the project protects your personal information. It is recommended to read the privacy policy of LibreTube as well as the privacy policy of the instance you have chosen inside the app.

License

GNU GPLv3 Image

LibreTube is Free Software: You can use, study, share and modify it at your will. The app can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or later published by the Free Software Foundation.

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这是什么？LibreTube 是一款面向安卓的 YouTube 替代前端应用，注重隐私，让你观看 YouTube 视频时无需担心 Google 追踪你的行为。
它是网页还是原生安卓应用？它是一款用 Kotlin 开发的原生安卓应用，安装方式和其他安卓应用一样，而不是网站。
我该怎么把它跑起来？在你的安卓设备上安装 APK（可以从发布版本下载，也可以通过 Android Studio 自行构建）。如需账号同步，还可以选择连接一个 Piped 实例。
使用它需要 Google 或 YouTube 账号吗？不需要 Google 账号；用户账号是可选的，并且通过 Piped 来处理。
除了 YouTube，它还支持其他平台吗？像 NewPipe 那样？不支持，LibreTube 只支持 YouTube 的内容；而 NewPipe 还支持 SoundCloud、PeerTube、Bandcamp 和 media.ccc.de。
我能下载视频离线观看吗？可以，下载是内置功能。
这个应用实际会发送哪些数据？应用只发送运行所必需的最少数据，例如加载你请求的视频，不追踪用户行为。
除了基本的视频播放，LibreTube 还有哪些额外功能？它包含 SponsorBlock，可跳过赞助片段；ReturnYouTubeDislike 提供点踩数统计；DeArrow 则用于改善视频标题和缩略图。
它的设计和其他 YouTube 客户端有什么不同？LibreTube 采用现代的 Material 3 Expressive 设计语言，相比 NewPipe 等同类应用，更加注重用户体验。
我能在多个设备之间同步订阅和播放列表吗？可以。通过可选连接 Piped 实例，你可以在多个设备之间同步订阅、播放列表、观看历史及其他用户数据。
应用里有广告吗？没有广告，LibreTube 内置也没有任何追踪功能。
What are similar projects?vivi-music, BiliPai, YumaPlayer, Metrolist, Shizuku-Next, SimpMusic, ytdlnis, Levyra-deepsound
Which topics is it in?material-you, material3, adblock, video-player, material-design, youtube, translation, kotlin, mobile-app, offline, gplv3, android
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