Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to YTOpen

Open YouTube links in the YouTube app — not the browser

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Flare▲339
Shorten links and redirect to the right app
2025 · flareb2b.com · its alternatives →
2
YouTubeTo▲65
Open YouTube video links directly in the YouTube mobile app
2022 · its alternatives →
3
Open YT ▲13
Create youtube links for Instagram that open in the YT app
2022 · its alternatives →
4
A personal YouTube frontend based on yt-dlp▲319
A clean and minimal youtube frontend, without all the ads and whistles - christian-fei/my-yt
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Clubhype▲190
Social media previews and landing pages for Clubhouse events
2021 · clubhype.io · its alternatives →
6
YTAppLink▲2
Open any social link directly in the app — not browser
Jun 2026 · ytapplink.com · its alternatives →
7
Youtube App Opener▲2
Open Youtube Link in App not Browser
Feb 2026 · ytopener.app · its alternatives →
8
ShareTube▲200
Watch YouTube videos with friends, synced to the second
2016 · its alternatives →
9
TubeLink▲78
Redirect to your latest YouTube video
2023 · tubelink.netlify.app · its alternatives →
10
App Opener▲4
Link opens directly in the YouTube app.
2024 · appopener.recut.in · its alternatives →
11
EveryTube▲68
Content from all video platforms on your YouTube subs page
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
12
Nodetube – Open-source YouTube alternative with image and audio uploads▲151
Open-source YouTube alternative that offers video, audio and image uploads, livestreaming and built-in monetization - mayeaux/nodetube
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
13
Extractify▲97
Convert Youtube videos into Tweets and LinkedIn posts
2023 · extractify.co · its alternatives →
14
Hype Link▲111
List links to social, streaming platforms, and more.
2018 · hypel.ink · its alternatives →
15
FreshTube – show latest videos from YouTube channels▲115
I use it almost daily and thought others might find it useful. I submitted this to HN 6 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14409019
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
16
Link/it▲11
I kept running into a super annoying problem as an affiliate — social media apps open links in their own browsers, and that kills tracking, breaks deep links, and sometimes just eats commissions entirely. I couldn’t find a good fix, so I built one. It’s a little link converter that makes your affiliate links open in the user’s real browser instead of the in-app one. No magic, just a small trick that makes a big difference. Totally free. No signup needed unless you want to make a full link-in-bio page. If you just want to fix a link, that works right out of the box. It doesn’t cost me…
2025 · link-it.bio · its alternatives →
17
AppOpener▲61
Smarten your links, open desired apps, boost engagement
2022 · appopener.com · its alternatives →
18
Instaopen.link▲8
YouTube video links to app opener links in seconds
2025 · its alternatives →
19
Sling▲97
Play YouTube video in the background, for free and no ads
2021 · its alternatives →
20
YouTube With Friends▲95
Sync and watch YouTube videos with friends.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
21
LinkBun▲71
Save all your links in one place, shareable bookmarks
2022 · lnk.boo · its alternatives →
22
YT-Engage▲62
Generate thoughtful, relevant Youtube comments instantly
2025 · webresult.at · its alternatives →
23
FreshTube – show latest videos from YouTube channels▲47
Display latest videos from your favourite Youtube channels - porjo/freshtube
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
24
Beam Widget▲17
Send links straight to your friends' home screen
2023 · its alternatives →

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