Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to OpenTubeX
A power-user YouTube client built for privacy and control
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Open-source YouTube alternative that offers video, audio and image uploads, livestreaming and built-in monetization - mayeaux/nodetube
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · tube.quinzel.tech · its alternatives →
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SafeTube▲112A safe and focused video player for YouTube and Vimeo
2023 · astrosafe.co · its alternatives →
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2020 · nodetube.live · its alternatives →
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A clean and minimal youtube frontend, without all the ads and whistles - christian-fei/my-yt
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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PlayTube▲69Makes YouTube into great music streaming service (chrome)
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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FocusTube▲112Blur YouTube thumbnails and titles
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I recently released a new browser extension for YouTube, which in addition to the table stakes of hiding the existence of Shorts, hiding promoted content, automatically skipping ads, hiding useless/unused UI elements, hiding unwanted channels YouTube keeps recommending to you, letting you hide algorithmic suggestions etc. etc., makes other changes I've always wanted as a user, in the same vein as one of my other extensions, Control Panel for Twitter. The most significant of those is attempting to make your Subscriptions page more like an Inbox, by hiding videos you've already…
2024 · its alternatives →
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VODForge is a free, open-source YouTube downloader for macOS and Windows. Save local MP4 video or MP3 audio with quality, queue, metadata, and cover-art controls.
Sep 2026 · getvodforge.com · its alternatives →
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Posix script to browse youtube plus other yt-dlp supported sites from your terminal (fzf) or app launcher (rofi) with optional previews. (supports bash, zsh and dash) - Benexl/yt-x
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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#1 an alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android
2023 · libretubeapk.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · tubeshift.info · its alternatives →
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Block (Some) YouTube Pre-Roll Video Ads. Contribute to KyleBenzle/DotYouTube development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Free open-source youtube downloader for learners
Dec 2025 · learnifytube.com · its alternatives →
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YouTube™ content blocker. Contribute to amitbl/blocktube development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A browser extension to use YouTube without Google
2025 · localtubemanager.pages.dev · its alternatives →
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YouTube feels at home on Windows.
Aug 2026 · smoothtube.northwindlab.website · its alternatives →
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