# invidious

> Alternative privacy-respecting front-end to YouTube

Invidious is an open-source alternative front-end to YouTube designed without tracking, ads, or official API dependencies. It allows users to browse and watch videos, manage subscriptions independently of Google, and export user data. It is run as a self-hosted web service using Docker or Crystal.

- Source: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious
- Homepage: https://invidious.io
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Built with: Crystal 73.8%, HTML 12.7%, JavaScript 7.6%, CSS 2.5%, Other 3.4%
- Stars: 25805
- Forks: 2891
- Contributors: 367
- Last commit: 2026-10-26
- Latest release: v2.20261022.0 (2026-10-22)
- Purpose: Self-hosted apps, Media & photos
- Type: Web, Docker / self-host
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 82/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 22/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 13/15
- Readiness: 12/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [Release v2.20261022.0](https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/releases/tag/v2.20261022.0). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Source code only: this release has no files to download.

## Alternatives

- [PeerTube](https://diggithub.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube.md): Federated video streaming platform using ActivityPub and P2P
- [zoneminder](https://diggithub.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder.md): CCTV and video surveillance system for Linux
- [stash](https://diggithub.com/stashapp/stash.md): Self-hosted media organizer and metadata scraper
- [VidBee](https://diggithub.com/nexmoe/VidBee.md): Download, transcribe, and summarize video and audio with AI
- [Tube Archivist](https://diggithub.com/tubearchivist/tubearchivist.md): Self-hosted YouTube media server
- [romm](https://diggithub.com/rommapp/romm.md): Self-hosted ROM manager and player
- [audiobookshelf](https://diggithub.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf.md): Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server
- [pixelfed](https://diggithub.com/pixelfed/pixelfed.md): Open-source, federated photo sharing platform

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/iv-org/invidious
Updated: 2026-10-30