Minitube – watch YouTube videos in a new way

Minitube is an open source application for watching YouTube without using Flash.

It’s a native YouTube client. Watch YouTube in a different way; type a keyword and Minitube offers an endless video stream.

Please be aware that Minitube is not the most stable application and it can prove a challenge to watch videos on certain Ubuntu and Debian configurations.

Key Features

• Plays HD videos up to 1080p. Go full-screen and watch them play smoothly.
• Subscribe to YouTube channels and be notified of new videos without needing a YouTube account.
• Find missing parts of a multi-part video.
• Take video snapshots at full resolution.
• Sort videos by relevance, date, view count and rating.
• Filter videos by publication date, video duration and video quality.
• Choose the maximum video resolution up to 1080p.
• Editable playlist: drag’n’drop and remove videos.
• Search by keyword, channel name or paste a YouTube link. Suggestions while typing.
• Spell suggestions: “Did you mean…”.
• Remembers recent keywords and channels.
• YouTube categories: “Most Popular”, “Music”, “Games”, etc.
• Related videos.
• Compact mode: a small, always-on-top window.
• Full screen mode: mouse cursor, toolbar and playlist autohide.
• Float on top.
• Stop after this video option.
• Copy YouTube link to clipboard.
• Share on Facebook, Twitter, Buffer and via email.
• Conserve battery power by not using the Flash Player.
• Translated to more than 30 languages including German, French, Italian, Russian, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, and Chinese.

Website: flavio.tordini.org/minitube
Support:
Developer: Geometer Plus LLC
License: GNU General Public License v2.0

Minitube is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

Related Software

Read our verdict in the software roundup.

Explore our carefully curated directory of recommended free and open source software, covering every major software category. The directory forms part of our extensive collection of articles for Linux enthusiasts. It includes hundreds of detailed reviews, together with free and open source alternatives to proprietary software from companies such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, IBM, Cisco, Oracle, and Autodesk. LinuxLinks also covers interesting projects worth exploring, Linux-compatible hardware, free programming books and tutorials, and much more. Know a useful free and open source Linux application that we haven’t covered? Tell us about it using our submission form.