A copylefted libre / open source YouTube player for Android, without ads.
Features |
- Video blocker featuring:
- Channel blacklisting
- Channel whitelisting
- Block videos if their language is not the same as the user's preferred one(s)
- Block low-view videos
- Block high-dislike videos
- Toolbar icon showing number of blocked videos
- Watched or partially watched videos are marked accordingly. "Resume playing" feature also implemented
- Video swipe controls, including controls for volume, brightness, comments and video description
- Bookmark videos
- Import subscriptions from YouTube
- Play channels' playlists
- Download videos
- Ability to play the video faster — or slower than live. [New!]
- View and download video thumbnails
- No adverts when browsing or playing videos
- SponsorBlock to skip advertisement segments
- Back up and restore bookmarks and subscriptions (all stored locally on your device)
- Explore Featured and Most Popular videos
- Browse YouTube channels
- Play YouTube videos
- View video comments
- Search videos, music and channels
- Channel subscription & non-intrusive notifications
- Subscriptions feed
More features will be added in the near future.
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later. For techies, that means an API level of 14 or greater.
| Feature | SkyTube Extra | SkyTube |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Contains extra features that are powered by non-OSS libraries. | Fully open-source and free software. |
| GPLv3 license | ✅ | ✅ |
| Official YouTube player support* | ✅ | ❌ |
| Chromecast Support* | ✅ | ❌ |
| Updates availability | Immediate | Normally up to 5 days |
| Download APK |  |
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* powered by a closed-source, third-party library.
- Copylefted libre software
- Gratis
- Innovative design
- No ads
- Multilingual
- Not dependent on GApps/Google Apps (the official YouTube app)
- No need for Google/YouTube account to operate
- Does not spy on your behaviour!