SkyTube
SkyTube is a free, open-source YouTube and video client for Android. An ad-free and open-source YouTube client. It has 2,788 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
- Android
- Java
- YouTube & video clients
- Actively maintained
About SkyTube
SkyTube is a YouTube player that allows you to: play YouTube videos download videos browse YouTube channels search videos, music and channels watch channels' playlists view video comments video swipe controls (volume, brightness, comments and description) bookmark videos import subscriptions from YouTube channel subscription with non-intrusive notifications subscriptions feed view and download video thumbnails explore Trending and Most Popular videos In addition, SkyTube is equipped with a robust blocking attribute that allows you to avoid unwanted videos, with capabilities such as channel blacklisting/whitelisting, filtering, exclusions for low views and high dislikes, etc.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds SkyTube from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
- Relies on a non-free network service
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is SkyTube?
SkyTube is a free, open-source YouTube and video client for Android. An ad-free and open-source YouTube client. It has 2,788 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
Is SkyTube free and open source?
Yes. SkyTube's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: relies on a non-free network service.
How do I install SkyTube?
You can install SkyTube from F-Droid (package free.rm.skytube.oss); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v2.999).
Is SkyTube still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 18, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on May 27, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.