Open-source alternatives to YouTube
7 open-source projects are offered as replacements for YouTube. Invidious is the most starred. Running one yourself trades the subscription for your own hosting and upkeep, so the table below leads with what decides that trade: whether the project is alive, what its licence lets a business do, and whether there is a container command to start from.
Side by side
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Invidious | 25,513 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | Crystal |
 FreeTube | 22,073 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | Vue |
 Peertube | 15,365 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | TypeScript |
 Piped | 10,283 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | Vue |
 LBRY SDK | 7,177 | Quiet | Permissive | ○ | Python |
 NodeTube | 2,368 | Quiet | Permissive | ○ | JavaScript |
 AVideo | 2,107 | Active | Not identified | Compose | JavaScript |
Each one, briefly
- Peertube15,365 stars · network copyleft · active
ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform using P2P directly in your web browser
- Piped10,283 stars · network copyleft · active
An alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.
- LBRY SDK7,177 stars · permissive · quiet
The LBRY SDK for building decentralized, censorship resistant, monetized digital content apps.
- NodeTube2,368 stars · permissive · quiet
Open-source YouTube alternative that offers video, audio and image uploads, livestreaming and built-in monetization
- AVideo2,107 stars · not identified · active
Create Your Own Broadcast Network With AVideo Platform Open-Source. OAVP OVP
Where this comes from
Which projects are offered against YouTube comes from opensourcealternative.to, re-read weekly. Every figure in the table is read from the project’s own repository. We have not run these projects, and we hold no price for YouTube. Browse every open-source alternative.