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:
New features
style: new player layout and various UI improvements by @Bnyro in #5301
feat: support close video on MiniPlayer swipe down by @RafaelsRamos in #5392
feat: new sleep timer (integrated into the player UI) by @Bnyro in #5204
feat: quick actions to add a channel to a group by @Bnyro in #5334
feat: separate landscape grid columns pref + more impacted adapters by @Bnyro in #5359
feat: show instance regions, uptime and registration status in settings by @Bnyro in #5344
feat: automatically play the next downloaded video in offline audio mode by @Bnyro in #5286
feat: add copy video ID button in stats sheet by @FineFindus in #5364
feat: add preset to use 1.75x playback speed by @Bnyro in #5358
feat: add Rich caption rendering setting by @RafaelsRamos in #5371
Bug fixes
fix: add to playlist dialog doesnt show any playlists by @Bnyro in #5383
fix: audio player stuck when swipe up, correct transition duration by @Azuras03 in #5339
fix: can’t play videos when Piped proxy disabled by @Bnyro in #5297
fix: clicking now playing notification in offline player opens audio player by @Bnyro in #5381
fix: crash in add to playlist dialog if playlists empty by @Bnyro in #5369
fix: crash in channel fragment when binding already recycled by @Bnyro in #5309
fix: crash when deleting account by @Bnyro in #5228
fix: crash when player fragment is being destroyed by @Bnyro in #5283
fix: crash when playing deleted playlist in background by @Bnyro in #5382
fix: don’t auto-add live videos to the playing queue by @Bnyro in #5399
fix: don’t fail to load channel page when auth instance down by @Bnyro in #5248
fix: don’t use dead fallback instances api anymore by @Bnyro in #5340
fix: download sheet share dialog shares channel instead of video by @Bnyro in #5328
fix: ensure correct persistent notification lifecycle by @RafaelsRamos in #5388
fix: Error on Settings > Player > Playback speed by @RafaelsRamos in #5357
fix: home tab content not included in preferences backup by @Bnyro in #5311
fix: improve constrast between background and buttons by @RafaelsRamos in #5366
fix: improve download speeds and anonymity by @Bnyro in #5300
fix: Increase subtitle font size in fullscreen by @saymanrifat in #5200
fix: Make setting’s descriptions more consistent by @RafaelsRamos in #5378
fix: oldest videos repeatedly displayed when loading channel videos by @RafaelsRamos in #5386
fix: player resolution updates upexpectedly on fullscreen change by @Bnyro in #5219
fix: properly display tags in description by @FineFindus in #5365
fix: regressions by persistent notification lifecycle fix by @Bnyro in #5402
fix: text animation slowly fades out when collapsing description by @HritikBhat in #5236
fix: fix black screen and delay when unsetting fullscreen by @IndusAryan in #5367
Refactor
refactor: base option sheets selections on their string resource ids by @Bnyro in #5341
refactor: Improve view binding by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5290
refactor: match the size of continue watching and related streams by @Bnyro in #5299
refactor: remove bottom reached toast and show progress indicator instead by @Bnyro in #5229
refactor: simplify channel page and tabs logic by @Bnyro in #5250
refactor: simplify the dropdown menu component by @Bnyro in #5370
refactor: support outdated Piped instance versions by @Bnyro in #5285
refactor: Use batch notification API by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5212
refactor: Use Navigation Safe Args by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5380
refactor: Use SoftwareKeyboardControllerCompat by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5385
refactor: Use TypedArray.use() extension by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5305
style: also apply new player design to landscape layout by @Bnyro in #5332
style: various player UI improvements, fix navigation bar color by @Bnyro in #5331
refactor: start playing video when using add to queue action if queue empty by @Bnyro in #5400
Chore
chore: add abort on lint function by @IndusAryan in #5234
chore(CI/CD): clean up code by @XelXen in #5207
chore(CI/CD): Fix unknown function error by @XelXen in #5227
chore: fix ci builds by @Bnyro in #5235
chore: fix nightly builds by @Bnyro in #5240
chore: improve the License section in readme by @o0nd7ots in #5276
chore: properly name the ci config file by @Bnyro in #5241
chore(roadmap): add direct use of NPE, YTjs as not planned by @Pamilg8 in #5314
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