LibreTube

Alternative YouTube frontend for Android built with Piped

New in version 0.20.1

* fix: properly apply creator highlight
* fix: restoring nav after process death
* fix: auto fullscreen stops working after first rotation
* fix: increase area that can be used to control the time bar
* fix: crash when trying to vote while there are no sb segments yet
* fix: related videos are truncated after rotation
* fix: light theme setting doesn't work properly
* fix: share dialog doesn't use shortened yt links for videos
* fix: missing horizontal padding for player in landscape

LibreTube is an alternative frontend for YouTube. It uses the Piped API to load data and play videos and thus needs no YT account and no Google Services on your device.

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License: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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Version 0.20.1 (45) suggested Added on 2023-11-22

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- run foreground service with the type "mediaPlayback"
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "mediaPlayback"
- run foreground service with the type "dataSync"
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "dataSync"
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- prevent phone from sleeping
  
  Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
- com.github.libretube.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 17 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.20.0 (44) - Added on 2023-11-19

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- run foreground service with the type "mediaPlayback"
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "mediaPlayback"
- run foreground service with the type "dataSync"
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "dataSync"
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- prevent phone from sleeping
  
  Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
- com.github.libretube.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 17 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.19.0 (43) - Added on 2023-10-22

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- prevent phone from sleeping
  
  Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
- com.github.libretube.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 17 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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