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12 Free YouTube Android Clients to Watch Videos and Stream YouTube Music without Ads.

Hazem Abbas

Dec 17, 2023 — 10 min read

Photo by Aaron Burden / Unsplash

This list provides information on various YouTube frontend alternatives for Android, including WebTubePlay, LibreTube, SkyTube, NewPipe Legacy, SimpMusic, ViMusic, YaShlangOnline, and InnerTune.

These apps offer features such as ad-free experience, video blocking, music streaming, playlist creation, and more.

These apps are available to download from the F-Droid store, which you need to download on your Android phone first.

1- WebTube

WebTubePlay is a lightweight YouTube frontend designed to be used without proprietary features.

2- LibreTube

LibreTube is an exceptional open-source and free alternative YouTube client frontend for Android. It is expertly crafted with Piped and empowers you to enjoy an ad-free YouTube experience.

Key Features

No Ads
User Accounts
Subscriptions
Subscription Groups
User Playlists
Playlist Bookmarks
Watch/Search History
SponsorBlock
DeArrow
ReturnYouTubeDislike
Downloads

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3- SkyTube

SkyTube is a YouTube player with features such as blocking unwanted videos, video swipe controls, and bookmarking videos.

Key Features

block unwanted videos (including channel blacklisting/whitelisting, language filtering, low view video blocking, high dislikes video blocking... etc.),
video swipe controls (including volume, brightness, comments and video description controls),
bookmark videos,
import subscriptions from YouTube,
play channels' playlists,
download videos,
view and download video thumbnails
explore Trending 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

4- Clipious

SkyTube is a copylefted libre/open source YouTube player for Android that is ad-free. It includes innovative features such as a video blocker with channel blacklisting and whitelisting.

Key Features

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
Explore Featured and Most Popular videos
Browse YouTube channels
SponsorBlock to skip advertisement segments
Back up and restore bookmarks and subscriptions (all stored locally on your device)
Play YouTube videos
View video comments
Search videos, music and channels
Channel subscription & non-intrusive notifications
Subscriptions feed

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5- NewPipe Legacy

NewPipe Legacy is an exceptional lightweight YouTube frontend meticulously crafted for OS versions 4.x. It proudly operates independently without any dependence on Google framework libraries or the YouTube API, ensuring seamless compatibility with devices that do not have Google Services.

Moreover, NewPipe proudly offers a hassle-free experience without the need for a YouTube account, and it is proudly released as copylefted libre software.

Key features

Search videos
Display general info about videos
Watch YouTube videos
Listen to YouTube videos
Popup mode (floating player)
Select streaming player to watch video with
Download videos
Download audio only
Open a video in Kodi
Show next/related videos
Search YouTube in a specific language
Watch/Block age restricted material
Display general info about channels
Search channels
Watch videos from a channel
Orbot/Tor support (not yet directly)
1080p/2K/4K support
View history
Subscribe to channels
Search history
Search/watch playlists
Watch as enqueued playlists
Enqueue videos
Local playlists
Subtitles
Livestream support
Show comments

6- SimpMusic

SimpMusic is an exceptional and robust music app that is freely available and open-source. It utilizes the powerful backend of YouTube Music to provide a seamless and enjoyable music experience.

Key Features

Play music from YouTube Music or YouTube free without ads in the background
Browsing Home, Charts, Podcast, Moods & Genre with YouTube Music data at high speed
Search everything on YouTube
Analyze your playing data, create custom playlists, and sync with YouTube Music...
Play video option
Caching and can save data for offline playback
Synced lyrics from Musixmatch and YouTube Transcript and translated lyrics (Community translation from Musixmatch)
Personalize data (*)
Support SponsorBlock
Sleep Timer
Android Auto
And many more

7- ViMusic

ViMusic is an Android application that allows seamless streaming of music from YouTube Music.

Key Features

Play (almost) any song or video from YouTube Music
Background playback
Cache audio chunks for offline playback
Search for songs, albums, artists videos and playlists
Bookmark artists and albums
Import playlists
Fetch, display and edit songs lyrics or synchronized lyrics
Local playlist management
Reorder songs in playlist or queue
Light/Dark/Dynamic theme
Skip silence
Sleep timer
Audio normalization
Android Auto
Persistent queue
Open YouTube/YouTube Music links (watch, playlist, channel)

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8- Youtube Video Listing App

This powerful application enables users to effortlessly list and categorize YouTube videos into various predefined categories set by the app administrator.

The app backend is built on the robust Parse Server open source technology, originally developed by Facebook.

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9- YouTube Stream

To open a YouTube stream with a local application, this app enables you to share a YouTube video or use the clipboard. The local application, such as VLC, will handle the video and allow for background playback.

10- raag

raag is a free music player app that allows users to download audio from YouTube with high bitrate, play on-device music files, and switch between dark and light themes. It also includes an in-app YouTube browser for quick music search and download.

Features

Download audio from YouTube with the highest possible bitrate
Play on-device music files
Dark and light themes
In-app YouTube browser to search and download your favorite music quickly

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F-Droid

11- YaShlang

YaShlangOnline is an online PeerTube and YouTube video player for Android that allows users to create local playlists, add favorite channels and playlists, and customize video preferences. It provides a safe environment for users and does not require a Google services account.

12- InnerTune

The InnerTune app, a Material 3 YouTube Music client for Android, has been updated to version 0.5.3. The update includes a better UI, a grid layout for albums and playlists, and minor enhancements and bug fixes.