I am Aditya, developer of Ecotube.
EchoTube is an open-source Android YouTube client that is built to feel fast, clean, and completely private. I started working on it because most video apps today are bloated, ad-heavy, and rely heavily on opaque server-side algorithms. I wanted something that would give users a great experience without tracking them or locking them into an account.
The basic idea is simple: everything should run on your device. EchoTube uses a completely local recommendation system that learns from your watch patterns â like viewing times, skips, likes and searches â without sending any data to the server.
Main Attractions:
⢠Fast, lightweight UI built with Kotlin + Jetpack Compose
⢠Clean playback with features like PiP, background play and casting
⢠Smart on-device recommendations (no telemetry, no account)
⢠Ad-free experience with tools like SponsorBlock and DeArrow
⢠Complete control over your data â everything stays local
This is v1.0, so there is still a lot to improve. I’m actively building and would really value your feedback – features, bugs, or even criticism.
If you care about privacy or just want a simpler YouTube experience, I’d love for you to try it out and let me know what you think
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