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De-Shittify your YouTube Experience with FreeTube (freetubeapp.io)
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FreeTube is an open-source standalone YouTube client that gives you control over what to see and what not to see on YouTube. Among my my favourite features are:

  • No Ads
  • Checkboxes to eliminate common distractions, e.g. Shorts, Trends, Live chat, Recommendations, Comments
  • Word filters and channel filters
  • Integrated SponsorBlock and DeArrow
  • History and subscriptions are saved locally, away from Google's prying eyes
  • Easy download of videos, e.g. for securing videos or re-uploading them to a PeerTube instance (of course, only if it's legal in your jurisdiction)

If you're a parent, know that FreeTube also has several child safety features.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

What's wrong with SmartTube? I use it daily without issues and they're very good and quick at fixing shit that Google puts in their way.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Cause having multiple options doesn't hurt anybody

What happens after the Dev gets tired of trying to fix what Google is purposely breaking?

Never put your eggs in one basket. It's why there is no longer a modded 3rd party twitch client on Android TV without any ads because the dev (S0und TV) pussied out and wants to put his app on the play store so he's pleasing Google now by not breaking the TOS

this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2025
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