FreeTube

FreeTube is a Free and Open Source client for YouTube built with privacy in mind. Its goal is to make a front end that would interface with YouTube without its users needing to run proprietary JavaScript code. It can connect both directly to YouTube's servers or route the connection through invidious. FreeTube supports both x86_64 and arm64, and it is currently still in beta.

Installing with eselect-repository
FreeTube is not available in the official gentoo repository, but it is available in the GURU repository and other repositories as well.

There are both source and binary versions of FreeTube available. This guide will give instructions for both.

Installing the binary version
To install from eselect repository and

Add the GURU repository:

Then sync the repositories:

freetube-bin is likely to be masked with the ~amd64 keyword. To unmask it:

And Finally, install :

Building FreeTube from source code
Source version of FreeTube can be installed from the zGentoo repository.

To install from eselect repository and

Add the zGentoo repository:

Then sync the repositories:

FreeTube is likely to be masked with the ~amd64 keyword. To unmask it:

And finally, compile and install FreeTube:

Installing with a custom ebuild repository
Besides installing FreeTube through overlays, there is also an option to install it with a repository created on your system locally. This guide will assume that you have your custom repository already set up and that it is located in. See [Creating_an_ebuild_repository|creating an ebuild repository] for more info.

Installing the binary version
Download the ebuild (Example source: [gpo.zugaina.org])

freetube-bin is likely to be masked with the ~amd64 keyword. To unmask it:

Installing the source version
Download the ebuild (Example source: gpo.zugaina.org)

FreeTube is likely to be masked with the ~amd64 keyword. To unmask it:

Removal
To remove the binary version:

To remove the source version:

Data Location

 * - User folder for FreeTube. For more information on customizing check out the External resources.

External resources

 * https://docs.freetubeapp.io/ - Official FreeTube docummentation.