- Do you know any other **free/open-source** projects that are not included in the overview yet? (front ends, alternatives to websites, apps, etc.)
- Just create an [issue](https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends/issues) and let me know. I'm always looking for new free/open-source projects to add.
- [Invidious-viewer](https://github.com/git-bruh/invidious-viewer): Python application to watch YouTube videos through the Invidious API, in the terminal (requires MPV player and libmpv.so, provided by Linux distro)
- [ytmdl](https://github.com/deepjyoti30/ytmdl): A simple app to get songs from YouTube in mp3 format with artist name, album name etc from sources like iTunes, LastFM, Deezer, Gaana etc.
- [Plumber](https://github.com/keshavbhatt/plumber): Local and remote video trimmer, can trim parts of video without downloading whole video, utilizes youtube-dl, allows conversion to GIFs
- [ViewTube](https://github.com/ViewTube/viewtube-vue): An alternative front-end for YouTube, written in Vue.js, uses Plyr video player; supports SponsorBlock, multiple Invidious instances support, chapters
- [youtube-local](https://github.com/user234683/youtube-local): Browser-based client for watching Youtube anonymously and with greater page performance
- [yt-local](https://git.sr.ht/~heckyel/yt-local): Browser-based client for watching Youtube anonymously without forcing javascript (Fork of [youtube-local](https://github.com/user234683/youtube-local))
- [uYouPlus](https://github.com/qnblackcat/uYouPlus): uYouPlus (uYou+) is an alternative YouTube app for Apple's iOS and iPadOS.
- [SmartTubeNext](https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext): SmartTubeNext is an advanced YouTube app for Android TVs and TV boxes, free and open source. It is not a live TV client and does not support "YouTube TV".
- [TubeSync](https://github.com/meeb/tubesync): TubeSync is a PVR (personal video recorder) for YouTube. It syncs YouTube channels and playlists to a locally hosted media server
- [TubeArchivist](https://github.com/bbilly1/tubearchivist): A self hosted YouTube media server
- [ytfzf](https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf): A POSIX script that helps you find Youtube videos (without API) and opens/downloads them using mpv/youtube-dl
- [Shitter](https://github.com/nuclearfog/Shitter): Android, alternative front-end for Twitter, built with Java
- [Harpy](https://github.com/robertodoering/harpy): Android, alternative front-end for Twitter, built with Flutter/Dart
- [Twidere X](https://github.com/TwidereProject/TwidereX-Android): Android, alternative front-end for Twitter, built mostly with Kotlin, in early stage
- On July 26, 2021, Austin Huang (maintainer of Barinsta) received a cease & desist letter from Perkins Coie LLP, a law firm representing Facebook. As a result, Barinsta is no longer maintained or distributed. More information can be found at https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends/issues/28 and https://austinhuang.me/barinsta .
- [Lingva Translate](https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate): Alternative front-end for Google Translate, serving as a free and open-source translator with over a hundred languages available
- Official instance: [lingva.ml](https://lingva.ml)
- [SimplyTranslate](https://sr.ht/~metalune/SimplyTranslate): Provide fast and private translations to the user without wasting much overhead for extensive styling or JavaScript. Supports Google Translate, DeepL, ICIBA and LibreTranslate.
- Official instance: [simplytranslate.org](https://simplytranslate.org)
- [InstaLate](https://gitlab.com/concept1tech/instalate): Distraction-free translation for Android, to be used directly from within any app. Supports Beolingus, DeepL, Dict.cc, GNU CIDE, Heinzelnisse, LibreTranslate, Linguee, WikDict and Wiktionary.
- [RPiPlay](https://github.com/FD-/RPiPlay): An open-source AirPlay mirroring server for the Raspberry Pi. Supports iOS 9 and up.
- [air-pi-play](https://github.com/rahul-thakoor/air-pi-play): Turn a Raspberry Pi into an Airplay server using RPiPlay to enable screen mirroring on tvs, monitors and projectors.
- [MediathekViewWeb](https://github.com/mediathekview/mediathekviewweb): Video content of German public-service television broadcasters (e.g. ARD, ZDF)
- [PrivateBin](https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin): Zero knowledge encrypted paste-bin. A minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256 bits AES
- [vaultwarden](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden): Password manager. Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs
- [ArchiveBox](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox): Open source self-hosted web archiving. Takes URLs/browser history/bookmarks/Pocket/Pinboard/etc., saves HTML, JS, PDFs, media, and more
- [Privacy Redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect): A simple web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Instagram & Google Maps requests to privacy friendly alternatives
- [Farside](https://github.com/benbusby/farside): Farside provides links that automatically redirect to working instances of privacy-oriented alternative frontends, such as Nitter, Libreddit, etc. This allows for users to have more reliable access to the available public instances for a particular service, while also helping to distribute traffic more evenly across all instances and avoid performance bottlenecks and rate-limiting.
- [UntrackMe](https://framagit.org/tom79/nitterizeme): UntrackMe transforms Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Reddit and Medium and Wikipedia links to links of open source, privacy friendly front-ends. Converts Google Maps links to OpenStreetMap links. Removes tracking parameters from any url. Then delegates the action to other apps that are capable of handling them. (Android app)
- [Pluja's Awesome Privacy](https://github.com/pluja/awesome-privacy): A curated list of services and alternatives that respect your privacy because privacy matters.
- Note: The source code of Outline.com is not available under a free/open-source license.
- [Youtube Vanced](https://github.com/YTVanced): Youtube replacement app for the Android platform: YouTube Vanced is the stock Android YouTube app, but better. It includes adblocking, true amoled dark mode and a lot more. Use the Vanced Manager to install YouTube Vanced with ease.
- Official website with install instructions: https://vancedapp.com
- Note: The source code of Youtube Vanced is not available under a free/open-source license.
- For an explanation about the origin of Youtube Vanced see here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Vanced/comments/o3xm9m/if_youtube_vanced_isnt_open_source_and_doesnt/h2ec7wf/
This overview originally included three projects: Invidious, Bibliogram and Nitter. Therefore it was named `alternative front-ends`. As more projects have been added to the repository, the listed projects partially left the scope of *alternative front-ends*.
For example, `youtube-dl` is not a front-end, but can be generally described as an open source project that interacts with the internet platform Youtube.
Therefore the name `alternative front-ends` does not capture the full scope of the listed projects anymore. Maybe this repository will be renamed in the future to better reflect the larger scope. A possible name might be `open-source-alternatives` or something similar.