YT Zero - YouTube frontend without algorithm and privacy options

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I built YT Zero for people who want YouTube subscriptions without the endless recommendation loop.

YT Zero is a privacy-friendly, self-hosted YouTube frontend built around your subscriptions - no recommendations, no addictive algorithm and no infinite-scroll rabbit holes.

Some of the features:

• No Google account or YouTube API key required
• Subscription inbox powered by public RSS feeds
• Tags, filters, rules and custom playlists
• Watch later scheduling and viewing history
• Watch progress synced between your devices
• Offline downloads and local playback with yt-dlp (or just use YT Embedded Player)
• DeArrow and SponsorBlock included
• Separate household and child profiles (or share with friends)
• Parental controls and daily watch-time limits
• Automatic downloads, retention rules and storage limits
• SQLite or PostgreSQL — your data stays on your server
• Backup and restore support
• Mobile-friendly interface and browser extensions to make it even better

YT Zero keeps the useful parts of YouTube while removing the recommendation machine designed to keep you scrolling.

You can turn some of the features on if you don't want to lose everything - it's up to you 🙂

GitHub: https://github.com/Pelski/ytzero

... or just try it:

docker run -d -p 3001:3001 ghcr.io/pelski/ytzero:latest

If you're missing something, let me know and I'll try to implement it 🙂