Overview

Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube Invidious is an open source alternative front-end to YouTube. The project has 19K+ GitHub stars and is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

Lightweight
No tracking
No JavaScript required
Light/Dark themes
Customizable homepage
Subscriptions independent from Google
Notifications for all subscribed channels
Audio-only mode (with background play on mobile)
Support for Reddit comments
Available in many languages, thanks to our translators

Getting Started

Source: GitHub README

Using Invidious:

Select a public instance from the list and start watching videos right now!

Hosting Invidious:

Follow the installation instructions

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

comments, plugins, privacy focused, sso, themes, video support.

Deploy

Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel

Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo

PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Features

Authentication & Access

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Integrations & APIs

Plugin / Extension System

Collaboration

Comments & Discussions

Media & Files

Video Support

Customization & Branding

Themes / Skins

Security & Privacy

Privacy-Focused

Replaces

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