# FreeTubeApp/FreeTube

An Open Source YouTube app for privacy

Repository: https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/freetube
Homepage: https://freetubeapp.io/
Language: Vue
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: video, youtube, privacy, freetube, videos, subscriptions
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:15:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3108, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 22, "gap_med": 22.0, "n_releases_24m": 23}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 21766, forks 1490 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:32.028436+00:00)

## What it is
FreeTube is an open-source desktop YouTube client built with privacy in mind, letting users watch videos without ads or Google tracking. All subscriptions, playlists, and history are stored locally, with data fetched via local scraping or the optional Invidious API.

## Use cases
- watch youtube without ads
- use youtube without google tracking me
- subscribe to youtube channels without an account
- import my youtube subscriptions to a private client
- private desktop youtube player for linux
- store watch history locally instead of in the cloud

## When to choose
- you want an ad-free YouTube experience on desktop without a Google account
- you care about preventing tracking via cookies and JavaScript
- you want subscriptions, playlists, and history stored locally
- you need a cross-platform client for Windows, macOS, or Linux

## When to avoid
- you need YouTube features like commenting or uploading videos
- you want a mobile client - FreeTube is desktop only
- you need a fully polished app - it is still in beta with bugs and missing features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, privacy, gui, web-scraping
- domain: privacy, media, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: youtube-client, ad-blocking, local-data, subscriptions, invidious, no-tracking, macos, linux, desktop, electron

## Member repositories
- FreeTubeApp/FreeTube (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.028436+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:57:48.562549+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.028436+00:00, sha 52eaf394a590)
  - homepage: https://freetubeapp.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:38.422707+00:00, sha b86218e3e780)
  - site_page: https://freetubeapp.io/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:38.432128+00:00, sha bf8438bc2d2c)
  - site_page: https://docs.freetubeapp.io (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:38.434308+00:00, sha 9dd1a606eec2)
  - site_page: https://docs.freetubeapp.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:38.436036+00:00, sha 9dd1a606eec2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.