SMTube VS FreeTube

FreeTube

FreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind.

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GitHub repository

Categories	Video Video Platform Video Downloader Social Media
Website	smtube.org
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Categories	Video Video Platform Video Downloader Social Media
Website	freetubeapp.io
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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to SMTube and FreeTube)

FreeTube

Video Platform

11 11%

Video Platform

89% 89

Video

10 10%

Video

90% 90

Video Downloader

15 15%

Video Downloader

85% 85

Social Media

13 13%

Social Media

87% 87

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Reviews

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FreeTube Reviews

15 Best YouTube Vanced Alternatives 2023

You’ll be pleased to know that FreeTube does not track your viewing habits and does not resell your data to third-party entities. The FreeTube interface is built to look just like the YouTube interface and this makes it easy for users to transition from the original app to this one.

Source: rigorousthemes.com

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, FreeTube seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 36 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

SMTube mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of SMTube yet. Tracking of SMTube recommendations started around Mar 2021.

FreeTube mentions (36)

Tell HN: YouTube RSS feeds are gone
Use https://freetubeapp.io for desktop OSes I think there are other apps for mobile OSes (no idea I don't watch YT on mobile. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
Firefox slow to load YouTube? Just another front in Google's war on ad blockers
I just use a free desktop client called Freetube instead ( https://freetubeapp.io ). Don't even have to login or create a profile, and there's a ton of UI customization options built in. Voila -- no more Google shenanigans. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago
YouTube
You can use https://freetubeapp.io/ to access Youtube in privacy. Source: 4 months ago
List of YouTube alternatives not owned by Google
I use FreeTube also. This is what I am using on my Mac. They have the app for Windows, MacOSx64, and various Linux OSs. No app for iOSs but maybe if we support him he may want to go further. On my Android tablet and phone I am using Grayjay, which also is another alternative. Source: 4 months ago
How to block YT ads like a champ
[FreeTube](https://freetubeapp.io/) \- Unlike the next 3, this will require a download, however it has a UI that looks closest to Youtube, downloads, 1080p and more! And is available on Linux as well. Source: 5 months ago