Open source alternatives to YouTube
6 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what YouTube does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.
What YouTube does
- Watch videoscore
- Subscribe to channelscore
- Upload and publish videoscore
- Recommendations
- Playlists and watch later
- Live streams
- Comments
- Shorts
Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this
| Project | Covers | Stars | Commits, 12 weeks | Last release | Closed vs opened | Setup | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PeerTubeFederated video platform that delivers video peer to peer in the browser |
Replaces it64% | 15k+14 | 19 days ago | 100% | Needs a server | AGPL-3.0 | |
Covers all 3 core jobs. Not shown: Recommendations; Playlists and watch later; Comments; Shorts.See the evidence
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 PipePipeAndroid app for browsing YouTube and other services without the official client |
Same job, different way49% | 7.2k+38 | 24 days ago | 100% | Install like an app | GPL-3.0 | |
Covers 2 of 3 core jobs. Partly: Live streams. Not shown: Upload and publish videos; Recommendations; Comments; Shorts.See the evidence
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 tubehausPrivate YouTube client with a self-hosted web app and native apps |
Same job, different way49% | 417+131 | today | 83% | Install like an app | AGPL-3.0 | |
Covers 2 of 3 core jobs. Not shown: Upload and publish videos; Playlists and watch later; Comments; Shorts.See the evidence
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 my-ytMinimal ad-free YouTube frontend you run yourself |
Same job, different way41% | 1.1k+23 | None | Too few | Needs a server | Unlicense | |
Covers 2 of 3 core jobs. Partly: Playlists and watch later. Not shown: Upload and publish videos; Recommendations; Live streams; Comments; Shorts.See the evidence
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 NewPipeLightweight streaming front-end for Android |
Not checked yet | 41k+77 | 4 days ago | 100% | Install like an app | GPL-3.0 | |
 SmartTubeAd-free YouTube client for Android TV |
Not checked yet | 36k+63 | 8 days ago | 96% | Install like an app | MIT | |
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