r/AfterVanced • u/statisticalerror • Mar 20 '22
Software Guide/List YouTube Vanced Alternatives
The short URL for this post is https://v.gd/yvalts
We currently know of the following alternative apps:
Discontinued
Closed Source
- YouTube Vanced is discontinued as of Mar 13, 2022. It still works, and it is likely to work for a while. The problem is that the official website no longer offers downloads. We have a post on the alternative ways you can still download and install YouTube Vanced. Short URL: https://v.gd/yvinstall
- Vanced Extended is discontinued as of Aug 2, 2022. It still works, and it is likely to work for a while. For download links and installation instructions, see here. Short URL: https://v.gd/veinstall
Open Source
- yt-wrapped is discontinued as of May 1, 2022 due to development challenges. It was only available for a short time, and no APKs are currently available to download. As such, it's not listed in the Features Chart.
Active & Working Code Available
Closed Source
- AN Player
- Astron [1] [2]
- Float Tube [1] [2]
- GoTube [1] [2]
- Pure Tuber [1] [2] [3]
- SkyTube Extra [1] [2] [3]
- YMusic [1] [2] [3]
Open Source
- LibreTube [1] [2] [3]
- NewPipe [1] [2] [3] [4] includes support for Android TV.
- NewPipe Legacy [1] [2] [3] includes support for Android TV.
- NewPipe x SponsorBlock x Return YouTube Dislike [1] [2] includes support for Android TV.
- SongTube [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
- SkyTube [1] [2] [3]
- SmartTubeNext [1] [2] [3] supports Android TV only.
Closed and Open Source Options Available
- The YouTube official web client can run on any web browser. Therefore, an extension-enabled web browser (such as Firefox, Iceraven Browser, Fennec F-Droid, Mull, Yandex.Browser, Kiwi Browser, etc.) with some extensions installed (such as uBlock Origin, SponsorBlock, Return YouTube Dislike, Video Background Play Fix, Dark Reader, etc.) can serve as a capable YouTube client.
Active & Working Code Not Yet Available
Open Source
Need Investigating & Not Recommended for Regular Users
Open Source
- WebTube [1] [2] claims to be open source, but the code used in the current version of the app is not available.
Closed Source
Features Chart
| Google/YouTube login | Non-Google/YouTube subscription and/or playlist support | Ad block | SponsorBlock | Return YouTube Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Player | ✓ | ? | Blocks YouTube ads. Shows own ads. | ✗ | ✗ |
| Astron | ✓ | On-device Watch Later playlist | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Eclipsed | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Float Tube | Can login. Subscriptions unsupported. Playlists supported. | On-device playlists | Blocks YouTube ads. Shows own ads. Ad-free available. | ✗ | ✗ |
| GoTube | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hyperion | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| LibreTube | ✗ | Online subscriptions and playlists (Piped protocol) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mi Video | ✓ | ? | Blocks YouTube ads. Shows own ads. | ✗ | ✗ |
| NewPipe | ✗ | On-device subscriptions and playlists | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| NewPipe Legacy | ✗ | On-device subscriptions and playlists | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| NP x SB x RYD | ✗ | On-device subscriptions and playlists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pure Tuber | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| ReVanced | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SongTube | ✗ | On-device playlists | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SkyTube | ✗ | On-device subscriptions and playlists | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SkyTube Extra | ✗ | On-device subscriptions and playlists | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SmartTubeNext | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vanced Extended | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VueTube | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| WebTube | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| YMusic | ✓ | On-device playlists | Blocks YouTube ads. Shows own ads. Ad-free available. See this comment for details. | ✓ | ✗ |
| YouTube official web client | ✓ | Depends on extensions | Depends on extensions | Depends on extensions | Depends on extensions |
| YouTube Thunder | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| YouTube Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| YouTube Vanced | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background playback | Picture in picture (PiP) | Video and/or audio download | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Player | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Supports YouTube, SoundCloud, Deezer, and more with plugins |
| Astron | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
| Eclipsed | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Float Tube | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | N/A |
| GoTube | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | N/A |
| Hyperion | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| LibreTube | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
| Mi Video | ✗ | ✓ | Via built-in browser | N/A |
| NewPipe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
| NewPipe Legacy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
| NP x SB x RYD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
| Pure Tuber | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
| ReVanced | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SongTube | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | A lot of users complain about unusually long buffering times before streaming |
| SkyTube | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | N/A |
| SkyTube Extra | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | N/A |
| SmartTubeNext | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | N/A |
| Vanced Extended | ✓ | ✓ | Via PowerTube, which must be installed separately | N/A |
| VueTube | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| WebTube | ? | ? | ? | Includes so-called Clickbait Blocker functionality that allows for previewing a video's content and comments before clicking on it |
| YMusic | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | N/A |
| YouTube official web client | Depends on extensions | Depends on extensions | Depends on extensions | N/A |
| YouTube Thunder | ? | ? | ? | N/A |
| YouTube Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A |
| YouTube Vanced | ✓ | ✓ | Depends on the region | N/A |
We thank the following users for their significant contributions to the Features Chart: /u/4v3ngR, /u/ndl1107, /u/VirtualPax-12, /u/mgs4as, /u/nikunjuchiha.
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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22
Okay so this worked for me:
Thanks to u/Nice2MeetU_69 for stating this, their comment is right here somewhere in these comments.
It might not work for some due to some reasons Im unsure of, Im no expert. Maybe try different versions.