Watch YouTube,
privately.

FreeTube is a free and open source desktop app that lets you enjoy YouTube without ads, tracking, or an account.

FreeTube subscriptions feed

Built for your privacy

Everything you love about YouTube, none of the things you don't.

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No tracking

FreeTube keeps your data on your own device. No Google account required.

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Ad free

Watch every video without interruptions — no ads, ever.

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Open source

Fully transparent and community driven. Inspect the code anytime.

Why FreeTube?

A smarter, cleaner and more respectful way to watch the videos you love.

All your subscriptions, no algorithm

FreeTube gathers every channel you follow into one clean feed — Videos, Shorts, Live and Posts in simple tabs. No recommendations forced on you, no account required.

  • One distraction-free subscription feed
  • No sign-in, no tracking, no manipulation
  • Subscriptions and history stay on your device
FreeTube subscriptions feed

A calmer, ad-free player

Watch in a clean, built-in player with full quality controls and an Up Next list — and absolutely no ads interrupting your video.

  • Zero advertisements — before, during or after
  • Full quality, speed and fullscreen controls
  • Up Next suggestions without the noise
FreeTube video player

Yours to customize

Deep settings put you in control — privacy options, SponsorBlock, proxy support, themes and more. Make FreeTube work exactly the way you want.

  • Built-in SponsorBlock and privacy controls
  • Themes, layout and UI scaling
  • Free, open source, on Windows, macOS & Linux
FreeTube settings

FreeTube vs. the usual way

Feature FreeTube Standard player
Watch without adsYesNo
No account neededYesNo
No activity trackingYesNo
Open sourceYesNo
Free of chargeYesYes

Get FreeTube today

Available for Windows, macOS and Linux. Free forever.

Version 1.0 · Free & open source