LibreTube App

LibreTube can be seen as a mirror of YouTube software, still allowing you to watch various latest videos, support high-definition playback, and search for various resources directly. The outstanding feature is that this LibreYouTube can switch Chinese at any time and watch for free without restrictions. Such a user-friendly platform is truly a treasure trove in the world.

FAQ about the current situation

Help! I can't play videos? If you rely on public Piped instances, go to Settings -> Instance and enable Disable Piped proxy as well as Local streams extraction. Disclaimer: The bot-blocked API call will now be done directly from your IP address, which is obviously less privacy-friendly. Using a VPN is recommended, but might not always work since YouTube blocks IPs of VPN providers as well.

Help! I can't add videos to a playlist? If you're using the app with a Piped account, it's sometimes not possible to add videos to a playlist due to Piped. If you don't use a Piped account, playlists should work as expected after this release.

If you're self-hosting a private Piped instance, everything is most likely still working normally anyways.

Why did it take two weeks to publish a fix? Because open source developers also have a private life and do all that work in their free time without any monetary compensation.

If you consider this project useful, please consider making a small donation to show your appreciation via https://liberapay.com/Bnyro or https://github.com/sponsors/Bnyro. Thank you!

Can we expect more such breaking changes in the future? Only YouTube knows.

How to set language

1.After entering the app, you can select the dial button in the upper left corner to make settings.

2.In the "Change Language" section, you can make language changes by selecting Chinese.

New features

feat: local streams extraction by @Bnyro in #6381

feat: quick share action to add video to playlist by @Bnyro in #6219

feat: share dialog redesign (including copy link feature) by @Bnyro in #6236

feat: show total playlist duration by @Bnyro in #6240

feat: button to screenshot/capture current frame by @Bnyro in #6304

feat: improve about activity and device info dialog by @Bnyro in #6269

feat: button to play recent videos from a channel by @Bnyro in #6218

feat: button to swap sponsorblock segment start and end time by @Bnyro in #6237

feat: make video, playlist, channel title/description selectable by @Bnyro in #6272

feat: support for directly playing urls inserted in search bar by @Bnyro in #6300

feat: use watch position as timestamp when sharing by @Bnyro in #6382

feat: watch history pagination by @Bnyro in #6339

feat: added sorting method in downloads by @amandeepsinghjamwal in #6194

feat: allow timestamp inputs in dearrow submit dialog by @Bnyro in #6238

Bug fixes

fix: bugs in time parsing logic causing false (milli) second count by @Bnyro in #6239

fix: crash when search view destroyed before suggestions fetched by @Bnyro in #6335

fix: download fails due to filename length by @Bnyro in #6337

fix: improve exoplayer scoping by @Pittvandewitt in #6307

fix: same videos in channel fragment repeating 3/4 times by @Bnyro in #6273

fix: scroll state of trends not preserved by @Bnyro in #6271

fix: visibility of UI elements in Downloads by @nik-conder in #6314

fix: welcome activity text in light mode by @Bnyro in #6268