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README.md

NOTE

I am still in the process of moving FreeTube over to GitHub, once documentation and other preparations have been finished, the code will be pushed into this repository. Thank you for your patience.

FreeTube

FreeTube is an Open Source Desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind. Watch your favorite YouTube videos ad free as well as prevent Google from tracking what you watch. Available for Windows / Mac / Linux

Screenshots

How Does It Work?

FreeTube uses the YouTube API to search for videos. It then uses the HookTube API to grab the raw video files and play them in a basic HTML5 video player, preventing YouTube from tracking that video. Subscriptions, history, and saved videos are stored locally on the user's computer and is never sent out to Google or anyone else. You own your data.

Features

Watch videos free of ads
Prevent Google from tracking what you watch
Subscribe to channels without an account
Store subscriptions, history, and saved videos locally
Import / Backup subscriptions
Mini Player
Light / Dark Theme

FreeTube is Currently in Beta

While I believe that FreeTube should work well for most users, there will probably be some bugs or features missing. Because of this, FreeTube is currently in beta and will be considered "stable" when these have been addressed.

I'd like to help!

If you have an idea or if you found a bug, please create an issue so that we can track it. Please check the current issues and make sure that someone else hasn't mentioned it already before submitting an issue.

If you like to get your hands dirty and want to contribute, we would love to have your help. Send a pull request and someone will review your code. Proper contribution guidelines will be included soon, but in the meantime here's how to get start:

After you pull down the code:

Install Dependencies:

npm install

Run the application:

npm start

Make / Package application:

Windows (Requires Wine on Linux):

npm run make:win32

Mac:

npm run make:darwin

Linux (Requires deb and rpm):

npm run make:linux

The bundled application will then be located in the "/out" folder in your project directory.

License

FreeTube is Free Software: You can use, study share and improve it at your will. Specifically you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.