FreeTube 0.26.0 for Mac
Mac UtilitiesFreeTube is a desktop player for watching YouTube videos with privacy in mind. Instead of signing in and letting your viewing habits be tracked and profiled, you subscribe to channels inside the app and your subscriptions, playlists and watch history stay stored locally on your Mac. It is a good fit for people who enjoy YouTube content but prefer to keep their data to themselves, and for households that want a calmer viewing app without sign in prompts.
Key Features
- Subscribe to channels without a YouTube account, with all data kept on your computer
- Playlists, history and settings stored locally rather than on remote servers
- No adverts shown inside the player and no tracking of what you watch
- Support for subscriptions through RSS feeds as well as the built in subscription system
- Options such as SponsorBlock style segment skipping and dearrow style title cleaning through community integrations
- Downloads are published as open source software that anyone can inspect
How to Download
The safe place to get FreeTube is the project website, which links to the official builds published through the project GitHub releases. Pick the macOS build that matches your Mac, open the downloaded file and move the app into your Applications folder. Download from the official site
Frequently Asked Questions
Is FreeTube still a beta app? Yes. The project labels its releases as beta, and the current release line is 0.26.0. It works well for everyday viewing, but the developers are open that some rough edges remain.
Do I need a Google account to use it? No. Subscriptions and history live inside the app on your Mac, so there is nothing to sign in to.
Is FreeTube free? Yes. It is free and open source software, released for Windows, macOS and Linux.
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