# Waujito/youtubeUnblock

Bypasses YouTube detection systems that rely on SNI.

Repository: https://github.com/Waujito/youtubeUnblock
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/youtubeunblock
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: networking, youtube
Last push: 2026-04-08T16:38:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 68/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 76, release rhythm 66, longevity 55
- inputs: {"age_days": 773, "days_push": 147, "days_rel": 147, "gap_med": 41.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1575, forks 137 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:05.958519+00:00)

## What it is
A C-based tool that bypasses YouTube's SNI-based detection systems, originally created to work around YouTube throttling in Russia. It runs on routers (OpenWRT, Padavan) and PCs, integrating with nftables/iptables and supporting a Linux kernel module.

## Use cases
- unblock youtube on openwrt router
- bypass sni-based youtube throttling
- fix slow youtube videos without vpn
- run youtube unblocker as linux kernel module
- bypass youtube dpi blocking on home network
- unblock youtube quic udp traffic

## When to choose
- you need to restore YouTube access on a router or Linux machine where it is throttled via SNI inspection
- you want a transparent, network-level fix rather than a per-device VPN or proxy

## When to avoid
- you need general-purpose censorship circumvention beyond YouTube - the author explicitly restricts use to YouTube only
- you are on Windows or macOS without a Linux router, since it targets Linux networking stacks
- SNI-based interference is not the cause of your connectivity problem

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: networking, proxy, security
- domain: networking, censorship-circumvention, privacy
- platform: cli, embedded
- tags: sni-bypass, youtube, dpi-circumvention, kernel-module, nftables, iptables, openwrt, quic, linux

## Member repositories
- Waujito/youtubeUnblock (main) score 68

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:05.958519+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 2026-08-30T03:57:34.821021+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Waujito/youtubeUnblock (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:05.958519+00:00, sha 54bf2d3c3646)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.