Software · Video editing

Materialious

Watch and browse YouTube privately.

Completely free
Linux and Android
Open source

Ad-supported exit link (Clictune): an intermediate page may show for a few seconds before the official website. Direct link to the website, no intermediate page

Download for Android (F-Droid)

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Geographic availability: No geographic restriction found in our sources; availability is not checked country by country.

Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, F-Droid
License: AGPL-3.0 — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, F-Droid
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, F-Droid, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms)
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, F-Droid
Watermark: not documented
Ads: No
Platforms: Linux and AndroidEstablished by Android: F-Droid · Linux: Flathub
Publisher: WardPearce
Latest version: 1.18.21 (9 November 2026)
Latest activity: 9 November 2026
Source code: github.com/Materialious/Materialious

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing, in its GitHub repository and in its F-Droid listing: end-to-end encryption and playlists.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Optional account system with end-to-end encrypted subscriptions, synced history and watch progress, plus proof-of-work captcha” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
“Live streams, DASH, chapters, mini player and playlists” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Materialious is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (AGPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No advertising
Commercial use allowed

About

Materialious is a modern material design frontend for YouTube and Invidious that focuses on a clean, privacy-friendly experience. It keeps videos playing with local fallback when Invidious fails. Features: Optional account system with end-to-end encrypted subscriptions, synced history and watch progress, plus proof-of-work captcha Invidious is optional - enjoy Materialious without an instance via the YouTube backend, with local video fallback if Invidious fails to load videos Invidious companion support and subscription import/export Sync watch progress between Invidious sessions SponsorBlock, Return YouTube Dislikes and DeArrow built-in Live streams, DASH, chapters, mini player and playlists No ads and no tracking Light, dark and custom colour themes Android TV and PWA support with YouTube path redirects Support for disabling certificate validation for homelab users

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 7 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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