# yuliskov/SmartTube

Browse media content with your own rules on Android TV

Repository: https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/smarttube
Homepage: https://smarttubeapp.github.io
Language: Java
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, android-tv, android-tv-box, java, rxjava-android, retrofit2, kotlin
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:41:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2227, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 26, "gap_med": 9, "n_releases_24m": 56}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 32356, forks 1966 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:57.522534+00:00)

## What it is
SmartTube is a free, open-source media client for Android TVs and TV boxes that lets users browse and play content from public sources in a TV-optimized interface. It works without Google Services and includes features like SponsorBlock integration, 8K/60fps/HDR playback, and adjustable playback speed.

## Use cases
- watch YouTube on Android TV without ads
- use a YouTube client on a TV box without Google Services
- skip sponsored segments in videos on TV
- play 8K and HDR videos on Android TV
- browse media content with a TV remote-friendly interface
- sign into my account on a de-Googled Android TV device

## When to choose
- you use Android TV, Android TV boxes, or Fire TV (pre-VegaOS) devices
- you want an ad-free, SponsorBlock-enabled YouTube experience on TV
- your device lacks Google Services or you prefer to avoid them

## When to avoid
- you want to use it on phones or tablets (unsupported)
- you have a newer Amazon Fire TV device running VegaOS (Fire Stick 4K Select and newer)
- you need reliable comments, voice search, or casting comparable to official apps

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, gui
- domain: media, entertainment, android-tools, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: android-tv, youtube-client, sponsorblock, tv-box, fire-tv, no-google-services, media-client, media, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- yuliskov/SmartTube (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:57.522534+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 2026-08-29T16:52:07.104463+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:57.522534+00:00, sha c0939bf7b142)
  - homepage: https://smarttubeapp.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:57.370808+00:00, sha ab655c6d8b14)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.