When using a computer or Mac, many people use the YouTube web version to watch YouTube videos or listen to music. Although it is not difficult to use, if you do not have a YouTube Premium membership, there will be ads every time you play. When you see a good video Sometimes, you may want to download your favorites, but the YouTube web version does not have this function, and this FreeTube free software tool is enough at once. It has all the above functions, and you can enjoy ad-free playback without membership. It also has a built-in download function. It also supports various formats and is recommended to everyone. Windows, Mac, and Linux versions are available.
FreeTube Free YouTube playback tool introduction
FreeTube is a free and open code tool, developed by It is shared on GitHub, and those who are interested can do their own research. Click me to go to the software download page. Under the Assets column, you can find the installation files of each version. Windows and Linux provide installation-free files (Protable):
The interface design of FreeTube is very simple, somewhat similar to the layout of the YouTube web version. The main menu is on the left and there is a search function on the top. In addition, although this product does not provide a YouTube account function, it has a built-in subscription function, which is my favorite YouTube. You can also manually subscribe to the channel to facilitate future viewing. It is more secure than logging in to your own account:
After entering the keyword, the YouTube video search results will be listed below:
You can then click to play, completely ad-free:
There are three functions below, namely "Download", "Convert Format" and "Share":
Provides very Multiple download formats to choose from, including videos and music. The video part supports up to 4K, and the format above 2K is only webm. This is a limitation of YouTube itself. It is the same no matter what tool is used:
A separate webpage will be opened when downloading. Pagination, you can find the download function in the lower right corner... Options:
You can Subscribe to the channel you like:
The subscribed channel icon will be displayed in the lower left corner, click on it in the future You can quickly check whether there are new videos on the shelves:
In addition, this tool is still in beta version, so sometimes a Local API error message will pop up, and it will appear after waiting or reorganizing:
There are also Trending and Most Popular menus on the left, but the default popular regions are foreign countries, so foreign YouTube videos will be displayed:
Change the "Regional Preference" to Traditional Chinese in the settings After Chinese, the interface will change to Chinese language. Currently, the "popular area" does not include Taiwan, so the popular and most popular menus are temporarily unable to display results for Taiwan:
In the privacy settings below, you can also clear various Cache data. It is recommended to click it after using it for a period of time to avoid taking up too much space:
You can also enter Chinese when searching:
Supplementary information
FreeTube download page: Click here to go
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