Tomáš Jacík retweetledi

I cancelled YouTube Premium last week.
The thing that replaced it costs nothing, runs in any browser, and was built by 361 volunteers on GitHub.
Invidious does the four things people actually pay Premium for. No ads. Background audio on mobile. Watch without an account. Privacy from Google's tracking. All of it, free.
The part that surprised me most is how clean the experience is. The entire page renders without JavaScript. Pages load in milliseconds because there's nothing to load. No tracking pixels. No autoplay traps. No recommended-for-you algorithm trying to swallow your evening.
You can:
→ Subscribe to channels without a Google account
→ Get notifications when they post
→ Import your full YouTube subscription list in one click
→ Switch between dozens of public instances if one goes down
→ Self-host it on a $5 VPS if you want full control
→ Use it with the Privacy Redirect extension to auto-redirect every YouTube link
The repo has been actively maintained for years. Latest release was February 2026.
100% Opensource.

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