Invidious
No liveness check has reached it yet; it has been in the index since 9 Oct 2026. How this is checked
Invidious is an open-source alternative front-end to YouTube that lets users watch videos, subscribe to channels, and create playlists without a YouTube account. It provides a privacy-focused web interface, ad-free playback with SponsorBlock support, multilingual access, and a documented REST API.
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Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Watching and subscribing to YouTube content without ads, tracking, or requiring a Google account.
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Audience: privacy-conscious video viewers and developers
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Functions: collaboration
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Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: Open Source · platforms: API, WEB · deployment: browser, self_hosted
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Record sources: invidious.io. These links do not verify the individual claims.
Invidious sits in PulseGate's Video & media players category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on watching and subscribing to YouTube content without ads, tracking, or requiring a Google account. Inferred · not functionally tested: Invidious is an open-source project aimed at privacy-conscious video viewers and developers. Basis unknown · not verified: Invidious is open source under the Open Source license. Basis unknown · not verified: Invidious is available on the web, and it can be self-hosted.
Invidious Contributors builds and maintains Invidious. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include ad-free playback, channel subscriptions, and playlist creation. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include a public API.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Ad-free playback
- Channel subscriptions
- Playlist creation
- SponsorBlock support
- Privacy protection
- Multilingual interface
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about Invidious
- What is Invidious?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Invidious focuses on watching and subscribing to YouTube content without ads, tracking, or requiring a Google account. It is catalogued under Video & media players on PulseGate.
- Who is Invidious for?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Invidious is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious video viewers and developers.
- Is Invidious free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Invidious is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
- What platforms does Invidious run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Invidious runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is Invidious still active?
- Unverified. Invidious has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- What are alternatives to Invidious?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Invidious, YouTube 2 Invidious, and Invidioucious.InvidiousYouTube 2 InvidiousInvidioucious
- Who develops Invidious?
- Invidious is developed by Invidious Contributors.
- Is Invidious open source?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Invidious is open source under the Open Source license.
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