SmartTube is a free and open-source YouTube client for Android TV and TV boxes. It removes ads, supports SponsorBlock, works without Google Services, and is designed for large screens and remote controls.
Note: the developer recently disclosed a build environment compromise and has since rotated keys, rebuilt the environment, and added additional verification steps. Users should update to the latest version and verify sources. GitHub: https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube
Be careful!
Author made an announcement that Smartube may be compromised.
Read his notes.
the author also announced a workaround to get a clean copy
can it block ads?
It wonderfully does! And as the other reply states, it also can automatically skip over paid promotional segments and “remember to like, comment and subscribe” stuff. It’s wonderful. You can also customize those settings and skip or not skip whatever bits you want. For example, I turned off a setting that would skip “non-music portion” of music videos. That was a tad annoying to me. But it’s the only form of youtube I would use on my tvs. I can’t stand constant ad interruptions on youtube.
Yes
then i’m sold.
What’s the difference between this and FreeTube?
freetube is an electron based desktop program, this is an android tv app
Works also on handhelds since it has gamepad controls unlike revanced
It works great!
You just can’t save local playlists like with newpipe so that I can’t save anything on my TV
