Alternatives

Products that do what YTOpen does

Open YouTube links in the YouTube app — not the browser

1. 1
   Flare▲345

   Shorten links and redirect to the right app

   2025

2. 2AP
   A personal YouTube frontend based on yt-dlp▲319

   2025 · github.com

3. 3
   YTAppLink▲2

   Open any social link directly in the app — not browser

   Jun 2026 · ytapplink.com

4. 4
   Youtube App Opener▲2

   Open Youtube Link in App not Browser

   Feb 2026 · ytopener.app

5. 5
   ShareTube▲200

   Watch YouTube videos with friends, synced to the second

   2016

6. 6FA
   Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in alternative front ends▲333

   YouTube started blocking me because I use an adblocker. So I made this simple Firefox Add-On (haven't made it cross-browser yet, contributions welcome!) to open videos in alternative front-ends (piped.video by default). Default keybinding: Alt+J to reopen current page in the configured frontend. Shift+Click to open any video in a new tab in the configured frontend. You can change the default frontend to something else if you like.

   2023 · github.com

7. 7
   Fastu.be▲76

   Typeable, shareable links for YouTube

   2019

8. 8
   Link Preview API▲198

   Free API to get Open Graph data, title & images for any URL

   Jul 2026 · exabase.io

9. 9
   PocketTube 2.0▲177

   The best way to manage your YouTube subscriptions

   2020

10. 10
    Extractify▲97

    Convert Youtube videos into Tweets and LinkedIn posts

    2023

11. 11
    Hype Link▲111

    List links to social, streaming platforms, and more.

    2018

12. 12FS
    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

13. 13
    Sling▲97

    Play YouTube video in the background, for free and no ads

    2021

14. 14
    PocketTube▲173

    The best way to organise YouTube subscriptions

    2019

15. 15
    This▲147

    Each member can share just one link a day.

    2016

16. 16
    YouTube With Friends▲95

    Sync and watch YouTube videos with friends.

    2020

17. 17
    SafeTube▲112

    A safe and focused video player for YouTube and Vimeo

    2023

18. 18
    YouTube Rabbit Hole▲122

    Remove YouTube recommendations, comments, and more

    2019

19. 19
    vdNote▲130

    Share noteworthy moments from YouTube videos.

    2017

20. 20
    AllMyLinks▲97

    All my links in one place!

    2020

21. 21
    YT-Engage▲62

    Generate thoughtful, relevant Youtube comments instantly

    2025

22. 22
    Redirect 2 Link▲98

    A secure link shortener with social previews.

    2022

23. 23
    Share Link Generator▲98

    Create social share links that work everywhere

    2016

24. 24
    GetLinkPage▲10

    One link for all your content creator needs

    Nov 2025

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