FreeTube Redirect

Redirects YouTube links to FreeTube. FreeTube must be downloaded in order for this extension to be useful. Download FreeTube here: https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/

Total ratings for FreeTube Redirect

2.50 (Rating count: 22)

User reviews summary

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Pros

Works for some users, particularly on Mac and Linux Mint
Good concept that aims to integrate with FreeTube
Shows an option to open in FreeTube app

Cons

Does not redirect YouTube links consistently
Some users report that it opens FreeTube but does not load the video
Last update was in 2018, leading to concerns of abandonware
Unreliable or not working on certain systems like Windows and some Linux distributions
May open incorrect applications such as the Mail app on Mac

Most mentioned

Inconsistency in functioning across different operating systems
Does not always load the video in the FreeTube app
Potential for the addon being outdated or abandonware
Concept and integration with FreeTube is appreciated but needs improvement
Issues with usability such as the requirement of double-clicks or the inability to choose which videos to open with FreeTube

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Recent reviews for FreeTube Redirect

Recent rating average: 2.80

All time rating average: 2.50

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5 star

43% (10)

Date	Author	Comment
2024-03-17	PHO	Many people say this addon does nothing but for me it's perfectly working. Maybe the problem has been fixed? I'm on Mac if that matters.
2024-03-03	zak
2024-02-06	Zaglim
2023-12-20	End User	Useless (no effect) scum: installed, no effects, doesn't affect, as never installed.
2023-10-16	irripod
2023-08-16	Firefox user 18019182	Doesn't do anything.
2023-02-15	Firefox user 15166984	It doesn't redirect anything on Windows. I wanted to use FreeTube but it looks like this project is abandonware. Last update 2018 btw.
2022-12-24	GanJingWorld	Gan Jing World is a clean, curated universe and a dynamic, overlapping network of integrated platforms and services. ==> https://www.ganjing.com
2022-08-06	4everTron	For me, with Linux Mint 20.3 and Freetube (flatpak) v. 0.17, this does actually work but not quite as expected. Needs to be refined. Double click is required to open youtube.com links. Other methods of opening youtube.com links open such as "open in new tab" operate as usual and not in freetube. Consider using the context menu like many other addons; perhaps an option to open in new invidious tab, and fix the double click issue and general unreliability of the addon.
2021-07-11	gitroW	This addon is not working. How is it even supposed to work? Using latest firefox realease to current date. Freetube is installed on my machine. EDIT: It is fully working now. Do not know where might be the problem, but clicking link in browser shows option to open in FreeTube app. Good work.

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