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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 13 and later) & Linux thanks to Electron.

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Screenshots • How does it work? • Features • Download Links • Contributing • Localization • Contact • Donate • License
Website • Documentation • FAQ • Discussions


 [!NOTE] 
 FreeTube is currently in Beta. While it should work well for most users, there are still bugs and missing features that need to be addressed.

 If you have an idea or if you found a bug, please submit a GitHub issue so that we can track it.  Please search the existing issues before submitting to prevent duplicates!

 Screenshots
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 How does it work?
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.

 [!IMPORTANT]  
 Using a VPN or Tor is highly recommended to hide your IP while using FreeTube.

 Features
 Watch videos without ads
 Use YouTube without Google tracking you using cookies and JavaScript
 Two extractor APIs to choose from (Built in or Invidious)
 Subscribe to channels without an account
 Connect to an externally setup proxy such as Tor
 View and search your local subscriptions, playlists and history
 Organize your subscriptions into "Profiles" to create a more focused feed
 Export & import subscriptions
 YouTube Trending
 YouTube Chapters
 Most popular videos page based on the set Invidious instance
 SponsorBlock
 DeArrow
 Open videos from your browser directly into FreeTube (with extension)
 Watch videos using an external player
 Full Theme support
 Make a screenshot of a video
 Multiple windows
 Mini Player (Picture-in-Picture)
 Keyboard shortcuts
 Option to show only family friendly content
 Show/hide functionality or elements within the app using the distraction free settings
 View channel posts

 Browser Extensions
The following extensions open YouTube links dir

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