Requirements: 5.0 and up
Overview: An alternative YouTube front end, for Android. LibreTube is not connected to google directly, instead it uses piped instances to load data and play videos. Therefore this app doesn’t need to use any of Google Services installed. Also there is no need for a YouTube account, and it’s FLOSS.
LibreTube is an alternative and free youtube app for Android. It requires no Google Play Service and allows users to access massive YouTube videos without login in a google/youtube account.
Features:
– Background video playback.
– Ad-free and simple UI.
– User accounts are supported.
– Manage your subscriptions.
– Subtitles integrated into the video.
– Explore trending videos and popular channels.
– Search videos you want without search filters
What’s New:
Major New features
feat: landscape layout for player page by @Bnyro in #4981
feat(comments): highlight creator comments by @FineFindus in #5040
feat(comments): show if creator replied by @FineFindus in #4955
feat: filter options for Watch History Tab by @Silther in #5032
feat: add undo action after removing video from playlist by @Bnyro in #5044
feat: support for up/downvoting SponsorBlock segments by @Bnyro in #4969
feat: filter options for Watch History Tab by @Silther in #5032
Minor new features
feat: support for 1.25x playback speed by @Bnyro in #5009
feat: support for repeating video in audio mode by @Bnyro in #4984
feat: hide watched videos from featured in homepage when enabled by @Bnyro in #4950
feat: shorten youtube links when sharing video by @Bnyro in #4948
feat: show navigation bar when showing controller if gesture navigati… by @Bnyro in #5104
feat: show success toast when segment was submitted successfully by @Bnyro in #4967
feat: show title/name in playlist/video/channel bottom sheet by @Bnyro in #5116
Bug fixes
fix: background service audio playback when screen locked by @lu4p in #5142
fix: broken offline video duration by @janisslsm in #5008
fix: can’t resume playback at end of video by @Bnyro in #4983
fix: channel avatar placeholder visible for shorts of a channel by @Bnyro in #5057
fix: channel groups are temporarily duplicated after editing by @Bnyro in #5010
fix: chapters stop working when starting different video by @Bnyro in #4917
fix: conflicts between chapters and video highlight by @Bnyro in #4916
fix: crash on startup when auto fullscreen enabled by @Bnyro in #5062
fix: crash when blocked due to too many requests in playing queue by @Bnyro in #5058
fix: crash when comments are opened when video isn’t initialized by @IndusAryan in #5066
fix(deps): update kotlin monorepo to v1.9.20 by @renovate in #5070
fix(deps): update navigation to v2.7.5 by @renovate in #5085
fix(deps): update room to v2.6.0 by @renovate in #5005
fix: double tap required to view comment replies by @malik0011 in #4963
fix: fullscreen video doesn’t use landscape by @Bnyro in #5068
fix: hide scroll to top button for replies by @Bnyro in #5060
fix: multiple seekbar listeners interfering with each other by @Bnyro in #5102
fix: new created playlist not immediately visible by @Bnyro in #5091
fix: parse playlist descriptions as html by @Bnyro in #5129
fix: Properly parse date strings by @Isira-Seneviratne in #4924
fix: queue moves first video to end in background mode by @Bnyro in #4985
fix: related streams are not visible in landscape layout by @Bnyro in #5136
fix: remove view count from continue watching section by @Bnyro in #4949
fix: repeat all doesn’t work if auto-insert to queue is enabled by @Bnyro in #5113
fix: restore fullscreen after PiP by @Bnyro in #5111
fix: show error message toast when playlist is not available by @Bnyro in #5126
fix: show exit fullscreen button on auto-fullscreen for shorts by @Bnyro in #5114
fix: stats for nerds are not scrollable by @Bnyro in #5089
fix: submitting sponsorblock segment returns error by @Bnyro in #4966
fix: subtitles not displayed offline by @janisslsm in #5004
fix: upload date shown as 0 weeks ago in some cases by @lu4p in #5143
fix: video can’t be resumed after pausing it by @Bnyro in #5151
fix: watch positions can’t be reset by @Bnyro in #5090
fix: wrong comment opening bug fixed by @malik0011 in #4951
Code and minor behavior changes
refactor: cleanup queue sort options at the bottom by @Bnyro in #5067
refactor: create a custom view for expendable text views by @Bnyro in #5128
refactor: enabled alternative player layout by default and remove option by @Bnyro in #5031
refactor: make audio player more accessible and redesign by @Bnyro in #5112
refactor: make dialogs more uniform by @Bnyro in #5106
refactor: move description layout into its own view by @Bnyro in #4979
refactor: only initialize on click actions once by @Bnyro in #5103
refactor: remade SponsorBlock player icons to fit the style of the other icons by @Fxsch in #5014
refactor: remove unnecessary repeatOnLifecycle calls by @Bnyro in #5127
refactor: set the wake mode everywhere and simplify player listenern inits by @Bnyro in #5155
refactor: simplify SubscriptionsHelper by @Bnyro in #5059
refactor: use ‘–‘ for int decremention instead of ‘-= 1’ by @Bnyro in #5046
refactor: Use TypedArray.use extension by @Isira-Seneviratne in #4999
refactor: Use TypedValueCompat by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5063
Repository changes
chore: add ref to SponsorBlock Privacy Policy and ToS to privacy policy by @Bnyro in #5150
chore(deps): update plugin com.google.devtools.ksp to v1.9.20-1.0.13 by @renovate in #5076
chore(deps): update plugin com.google.devtools.ksp to v1.9.20-1.0.14 by @renovate in #5096
chore: remove telegram workflow by @Bnyro in #4965
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