Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My way of searching Youtube launched in 2010; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   YouTube Geo Search▲63

   Search videos by address or cross roads

   2016 · youtube.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Search YouTube for specific words or phrases▲6

   2018 · wordhunt.xyz · its alternatives →

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   YouTube Stay!▲89

   Search YouTube without stopping the video

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   YTFind - search YouTube dialogue▲7

   2014 · ytfind.com · its alternatives →

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   Tubesearch – advanced search and filter for Youtube channels▲6

   2024 · tubesearch.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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   Koemei▲82

   Instantly search inside videos just like text.

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   a cool way to view YouTube's top 1000 videos▲5

   2012 · tristara.com · its alternatives →

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   Youtube Instant▲5

   Search as you type

   2017 · codegena.com · its alternatives →

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   An async API and a CLI tool to search YouTube without using the DataAPI▲6

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    YouTube▲7

    A fresh look for YouTube

    2017 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

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    nwtb - a site for discovering new music on YouTube▲5

    2025 · nwtb.eu · its alternatives →

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    Instant Targeted Youtube Playlist – Try Searching A Band▲5

    2014 · neverendingvideos.com · its alternatives →

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    Mootu.be - a cleaner way to view YouTube videos▲5

    2012 · mootu.be · its alternatives →

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    Tube▲5

    A simple way to search and watch Youtube videos

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Curated YouTube videos▲5

    2015 · clipsio.com · its alternatives →

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    Explore AI▲7

    AI Powered semantic search for Youtube videos

    2023 · exploreai.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Relevant – Explore the depths of YouTube without the algorithm▲5

    2024 · relevant.watch · its alternatives →

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    MeTube▲5

    Easily manage and listen to YouTube music.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I've built a tool that summarizes 3-hour YouTube videos▲6

    2023 · voxweave.xyz · its alternatives →

20. 20IC
    I created a collection of useful websites▲6

    2023 · readership.fyi · its alternatives →

21. 21CF
    Ctrl-F Video – Search for spoken words in a YouTube video▲7

    2016 · video.loud.red · its alternatives →

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    Loststories.tv – An infinite playlist of unknown YouTube videos▲9

    2018 · loststories.tv · its alternatives →

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    yt – distraction-free YouTube▲7

    2018 · yt.dudzik.co · its alternatives →

24. 24IF
    IMDB for YouTubers▲6

    2014 · rshiv.org · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →