Invidious
invidious.io YouTubeAn open source, privacy-focused YouTube frontend. It minimizes Google tracking, supports audio-only mode, integrates Reddit comments, and offers advanced playback options. Lightweight and can function without JavaScript. Supports import/export of subscriptions and feed customization.
- Homepage: invidious.io
- GitHub: github.com/iv-org/invidious
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Description
Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube
Homepage
https://invidious.ioLicense
AGPL-3.0
Created
07 Feb 18
Last Updated
12 Jul 26
Latest version
Primary Language
Crystal
Size
25,875 KB
Stars
20,545
Forks
2,307
Watchers
20,545
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@omarroth (1859)
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Recent Commits
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TheFrenchGhosty (12 Jul 26)
Various enhancements and rewording to the issues/PRs templates (#5804) * Various enhancements and rewording to the issues/PRs templates * Remove the "explain how" from the checkboxes since the explanation is below * Make the checkbox valid markdown so that they don't appear as text next to the rendered checked one * Add comma to make the sentences flow better * Consistency
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TheFrenchGhosty (11 Jul 26)
Add a field for AI policy compliance in the issues/PRs templates (#5803) * Convert issue templates to Issue Forms with AI policy disclosure Convert the 3 markdown issue templates (.md) to GitHub Issue Forms (.yml) to enable interactive form elements, and add an AI disclosure section per the AI Policy (AI_POLICY.md): - Required checkbox to acknowledge having read the AI Policy - Required dropdown for AI usage (none / fully / partially with explanation) - Optional input for model(s) used (open-weight examples in placeholder) - Optional input for tool(s) used (FOSS examples in placeholder) - Optional textarea to explain how AI was used (for the partial option) The existing template content and structure is preserved, only converted from markdown to the Issue Forms schema. * Align pull request template with AI policy disclosure Update the pull request template to match the AI disclosure standards introduced in the issue templates: - Use relative link to AI_POLICY.md instead of absolute GitHub URL - Update dropdown wording to match issue forms - Use open-weight models in placeholder examples - Use FOSS tools in placeholder examples - Add 'How was AI used?' section for the partial-usage explanation * Fix assignees field type in issue templates Use an empty array instead of an empty string for the assignees field, as required by the GitHub Issue Forms schema. * Enhance the PR template * Reword the issue templates to be consistent with the PR template * Enhance the PR template * Typo coming from the original template Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <[email protected]> * Better wording for what comes from the original templates Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <[email protected]> * Switch to full URLs since relative URL break inconsistently --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <[email protected]>
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absidue (11 Jul 26)
Fix videos being incorrectly labelled as isUpcoming = true (#5800)
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dependabot[bot] (07 Jul 26)
chore(deps): bump 84codes/crystal in /docker (#5797) Bumps 84codes/crystal from 1.20.2-alpine to 1.20.3-alpine. --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: 84codes/crystal dependency-version: 1.20.3-alpine dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-patch ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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TheFrenchGhosty (04 Jul 26)
Create AI_POLICY.md (#5791) * Create AI_POLICY.md * Add some more * Typo * Update AI_POLICY.md Co-authored-by: Émilien (perso) <[email protected]> * Various minor enhancements * Various small rewording * Add a line about it being mostly done by the maintainers --------- Co-authored-by: Émilien (perso) <[email protected]>
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Fijxu (30 Jun 26)
Add option to disable easy to abuse API endpoints (#5630) * Add option to disable easy to abuse API endpoints The API endpoints that will be disabled when this option are: - /api/v1/videos - /api/v1/clips - /api/v1/transcripts There is still API endponts that need some sort of validation or connection/proxying to Invidious companion like `/api/v1/captions` and `/api/v1/storyboards` since they also do a video request to Invidious companion. I'm not sure if the `/next` API endpoint could be used to gather that type of information, if so, that would be better. Closes #5599 * Rename configuration variable, add additional comment for the option
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unrealtournament (30 Jun 26)
[RefreshChannelsJob] Reduce backoff if no errors occur (#5759) * [RefreshChannelsJob] Reduce backoff if no errors occur * Change log level for backoff decrease
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Émilien (perso) (30 Jun 26)
fix: security issue playlist deletion cross user (#5790) fixes #5777
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Fijxu (30 Jun 26)
chore: update User-Agent header for Youtube requests (#5794)
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dependabot[bot] (29 Jun 26)
chore(deps): bump actions/cache from 5 to 6 (#5793) Bumps [actions/cache](https://github.com/actions/cache) from 5 to 6. - [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/cache/releases) - [Changelog](https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/main/RELEASES.md) - [Commits](https://github.com/actions/cache/compare/v5...v6) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: actions/cache dependency-version: '6' dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-major ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Emilien (27 Jun 26)
Prepare for next release
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Émilien (perso) (27 Jun 26)
Release v2.20260626.0 (#5787) * Release v2.20260626.0 * chore: improve changelog x1 Co-authored-by: Fijxu <[email protected]> * chore: apply second suggestion Co-authored-by: Fijxu <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Fijxu <[email protected]>
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Fijxu (25 Jun 26)
fix: fix playlists not showing any videos due to outdated playlist parsing (#5774) * TODO, CHANGE COMMIT MESSAGE WHEN DONE * save * fix: fix playlists videos parsing * revert text * do not shadow outer item variable
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dependabot[bot] (15 Jun 26)
chore(deps): bump alpine from 3.23 to 3.24 in /docker (#5778) Bumps alpine from 3.23 to 3.24. --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: alpine dependency-version: '3.24' dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-minor ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fijxu (15 Jun 26)
fix: fix private invidious playlists on rss feeds from being fetched without authentication (#5776)
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Jan Moesen (09 Jun 26)
Use “www.youtube.com” consistently (#5768) Saves an unnecessary redirect by using `www.youtube.com` on some parts of Invidious where `youtube.com` was used instead. youtube.com will redirect to www.youtube.com anyways. Co-authored-by: janmoesen <@>
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dependabot[bot] (09 Jun 26)
chore(deps): bump int128/docker-manifest-create-action (#5766) Bumps [int128/docker-manifest-create-action](https://github.com/int128/docker-manifest-create-action) from 2.21.0 to 2.22.0. - [Release notes](https://github.com/int128/docker-manifest-create-action/releases) - [Commits](https://github.com/int128/docker-manifest-create-action/compare/v2.21.0...v2.22.0) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: int128/docker-manifest-create-action dependency-version: 2.22.0 dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-minor ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fijxu (05 Jun 26)
Revert "Fix: Restore whitespace formatting while keeping disable_abusable_api configuration" This reverts commit 8f279745db982959984e5953044ea4fa5f521ff3.
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Fijxu (05 Jun 26)
Fix: Restore whitespace formatting while keeping disable_abusable_api configuration
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Fijxu (04 Jun 26)
Add support for alternative domains for Invidious cookies (#5647) * Add support for alternative domains for Invidious cookies * check if @@secure is already true before changing it's value * Add alternative_domains config option example
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Fijxu (03 Jun 26)
Only include '&' if params are present (#5646)
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Fijxu (30 May 26)
Dockerfile: Switch to 84codes crystal compiler container image (#5473) Closes https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/5456 The 84codes Crystal container image builds libgc (bdwgc) with `--enable-large-config`: https://github.com/84codes/crystal-packages/blob/b321bb4358b0140a63573d9d05ccf2f06c5ae040/alpine/Dockerfile#L13-L22
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Fijxu (30 May 26)
fix: Do not append query params `quality=medium` to videos that are about to premiere (#5755) * fix: Do not append query params `quality=medium` to videos that are about to premiere Video premieres do not have `audio_streams` and they aren't `video.live_now == true` either, therefore we skip the checks that are made for older videos (`if audio_streams.empty? && !video.live_now` closure) if the video is a premiere. This commit also adds the `microformat` field to the `info` instance variable of the `Video` struct, since it's needed for the function `Video#premiere_timestamp : Time?`. This is more like a quick fix than a proper fix because in `Invidious::Videos::Parser#parse_video_info`, `premiere_timestamp` is gathered from the `microformat` JSON Object but is used to set the `published` hash key for the `params` variable. The parsers and structs really need a rework :/ * Revert "fix: Do not append query params `quality=medium` to videos that are about to premiere" This reverts commit 5cfc8dace82590ea6a41c849c9c39b1b7ba95fe7. * chore: build premiere_timestamp using video_type and published time
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Fijxu (30 May 26)
Fix Youtube and Invidious links not rewinding their time when video timestamp is rewinded (#5601) Revert "Fix Youtube and Invidious links not rewinding their time when video timestamp is rewinded" This reverts commit c3ee8a5d90df83d6e53b78b6d6e9669729b391aa.
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Fijxu (30 May 26)
fix: fix wrong call to I18n.translate() function
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Fijxu (30 May 26)
feat: Add support for POST requests on searches for privacy (#5551) Use already set preferences variable Use span for description, grammar fix from Copilot
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shiny-comic (28 May 26)
Fix disappearing end of the comments with emoji (#5587) Previous code use UTF-8 to count characters however Emojis are UTF-16 units. This difference leads to misalignment of index offsets. Co-authored-by: shiny-comic <shiny-comic@winPC>
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Fijxu (28 May 26)
Encapsulate videos parser and clip functions inside it's own `Invidious::Videos::Parser` and `Invidious::Videos::Clip` module (#5745) Part of https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/5744
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Fijxu (28 May 26)
fix: fix author verification in channels (#5751) * fix author verification in channels Fixes https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/5730 Author verification badge is not longer located in `c4TabbedHeaderRenderer`. It may be deprecated. * Also detect AUDIO_BADGE for verified author
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Fijxu (26 May 26)
Add support for `/pl_c` and `/tvfilm_banner` paths (thumbnails used in some playlists) (#5742) * feat: add support for /pl_c/ images This path can be found on Podcast images. * add support for /pl_c and /tvfilm_banner paths * add support for /pl_c and /tvfilm_banner paths 2 * remove leftover comment
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