What is the best YouTube alternative?

To replace YouTube, our top pick is FreeTube. Other recommended options: NewPipe. Decentralized video platforms and alternative frontends to watch YouTube without tracking.

Chapter 9 : YouTube Alternatives

3 alternatives in this category

FreeTube

Beginner Recommended

Watch YouTube on your computer without an account or tracking. Your subscriptions stay on your machine.

Free and open source. Migration : 1/5

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NewPipe

Intermediate Recommended

YouTube without ads, without account, without tracking. Download and background play on Android.

Free and open source (via F-Droid). Migration : 2/5

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PeerTube

Beginner

Host your videos on a decentralized network. The YouTube of the Fediverse.

Free. Self-hosting or public instances. Migration : 2/5

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