ViewTube/viewtube
▶️ ViewTube: The open source, privacy-conscious way to enjoy your favorite YouTube content. Docs: https://viewtube.wiki observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2603
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1473 stars · 94 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ViewTube is an open-source, privacy-conscious alternative frontend for YouTube that lets users watch, search, and discover videos without ads or tracking. It is built with Nuxt (Vue) and NestJS, scrapes YouTube data via open-source libraries, and is deployable via Docker.
Use cases
- watch youtube videos without ads
- private youtube frontend without tracking
- self-hosted youtube alternative frontend
- subscribe to youtube channels without a google account
- read youtube comments and playlists anonymously
- get push notifications for new channel uploads
- skip sponsor segments in youtube videos
When to choose
- you want a self-hosted, ad-free YouTube viewing experience
- you need a privacy-focused frontend that avoids Google accounts and tracking
- you want SponsorBlock integration and a touch-friendly mobile player
- you want to subscribe to channels and get notifications without a YouTube account
When to avoid
- you need official YouTube API compliance or guaranteed uptime, since scraping can break
- you want to upload or manage your own YouTube content
- you need offline video downloads or full YouTube feature parity
Facets
application · maturity active
web-framework http-server video-processing web-scraping self-hosted web-development media privacy self-hosted self-hosted cross-platform youtube-frontend ad-blocking sponsorblock nuxt nestjs video-streaming subscriptions web-server docker nodejs
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ViewTube/viewtube · fetched 2026-08-28 · f40b9572b8a4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ViewTube/viewtube | main | 67 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="ViewTube/viewtube")
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