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An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android.

主页：https://libretube.dev

LibreTube版本: v0.27.1
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[!NOTE] This release fixes the "iOS player response not valid" error yet another time.

If you don't self-host a Piped instance and therefore use "Local streams extraction", please disable "Use HLS" in the instance settings.

Please note that Android versions below 8 are no longer supported by LibreTube, see https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/issues/7039!

BREAKING CHANGE

New features

Bug fixes

Refactor

Chore

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/compare/v0.27.0...v0.27.1

LibreTube版本: v0.27.0
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[!NOTE] This release adds support for local feed extraction in order to circumvent the current subscription feed issues at Piped, where the feed not properly updated. To enable it, navigate to Settings -> Instance and set the preference accordingly. Please note that this might take a lot of time if you have a lot of subscriptions, and apart from that directly connects you to YouTube for fetching information about new videos.

Additionally this release updates the NewPipeExtractor to v0.24.4 in order to fix the iOS Player response not valid errors when attempting to play a video.

For everyone who didn't notice yet: If you don't have access to a private Piped instance that's not IP-banned by YouTube, you should likely enable Local streams extraction in the settings if facing Sign in to confirm you're not a bot errors. As the Local feed extraction option, please keep in mind that when enabled, LibreTube directly fetches playback information from YouTube.

Major new features

Smaller new features

Bug fixes

Refactor

Chore

Credits

Special thanks to @FineFindus and @Pittvandewitt for their contributions to this release!

Full Changelog: https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/compare/v0.26.0...v0.27.0

LibreTube版本: v0.26.0
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New features

Quality of Life changes

Bug fixes

Refactor

Chore

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/compare/v0.25.2...v0.26.0

LibreTube版本: v0.25.2
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New features

Bug fixes

Full Changelog: https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/compare/v0.25.1...v0.25.2

LibreTube版本: v0.25.1
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Most importantly, this release contains a workaround for the recent AntiBot protection changes by YouTube.

FAQ about the current situation

  • Help! I can't play videos? If you rely on public Piped instances, go to Settings -> Instance and enable Disable Piped proxy as well as Local streams extraction. Disclaimer: The bot-blocked API call will now be done directly from your IP address, which is obviously less privacy-friendly. Using a VPN is recommended, but might not always work since YouTube blocks IPs of VPN providers as well.
  • Help! I can't add videos to a playlist? If you're using the app with a Piped account, it's sometimes not possible to add videos to a playlist due to Piped. If you don't use a Piped account, playlists should work as expected after this release.
  • If you're self-hosting a private Piped instance, everything is most likely still working normally anyways.
  • Why did it take two weeks to publish a fix? Because open source developers also have a private life and do all that work in their free time without any monetary compensation.
  • If you consider this project useful, please consider making a small donation to show your appreciation via https://liberapay.com/Bnyro or https://github.com/sponsors/Bnyro. Thank you!
  • Can we expect more such breaking changes in the future? Only YouTube knows.

New features

Bug fixes

Refactor

Chore

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/compare/v0.24.0...v0.25.1

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📜️ 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.

This project is aimed at improving the users' privacy by being independent from Google and bypassing their data collection.

Therefore, the app is using the Piped API, which uses proxies to circumvent Google's data collection and includes some other additional features.

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

Home Home Subscriptions Library Channel Overview

  • More screenshots can be found here

Features

  • [x] No Ads or Tracking
  • [x] Subscriptions
  • [x] Subscription Groups
  • [x] User Playlists
  • [x] Playlist Bookmarks
  • [x] Watch/Search History
  • [x] SponsorBlock
  • [x] ReturnYouTubeDislike
  • [x] DeArrow
  • [x] Downloads
  • [x] Background playback
  • [x] User Accounts via Piped (optional)

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

With LibreTube, you have the choice to either send all requests directly to YouTube or proxy them via Piped for better privacy. Piped acts as a middleman server between you and YouTube in this case, which prevents YouTube from accessing personal information such as your IP address. Additionally, using Piped allows you to sync your subscriptions between LibreTube and Piped, which can be used on desktop too.

While LibreTube only supports YouTube, NewPipe also allows the use of other platforms like SoundCloud, PeerTube, Bandcamp and media.ccc.de.
Both are great clients for watching YouTube videos. It depends on the individual's use case which one fits their needs better.

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

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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.