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SmartTube

Ad-free YouTube client for Android TV and TV boxes with SponsorBlock

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What it is

An Android TV app for browsing and playing YouTube videos in a remote-friendly interface without Google Services. It skips sponsored segments through SponsorBlock, plays up to 8K, 60fps and HDR, shows live chat, and lets you change playback speed and button layout. People with Fire TV sticks, NVIDIA Shield or other Android TV boxes sideload it to watch videos without ads, and it updates itself from inside the app.

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35,218 GitHub stars.
35,218

Forks
2,201
Commits
1,036
Contributors
37
Language
Java
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 19, 2026
On GitHub since
July 2020
First release
September 2020
Platforms
Android
Self-hostable
No
Alternative to
YouTube
Author
Yuriy L
Tags
  • ad-blocking
  • sideloading
  • video-streaming

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsSmartTube – an advanced player for set-top boxes and TVs running Android OSOct 29, 2024 · 117 points · 66 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“And Smarttube for TV (boxes)”Jul 28, 2026 · 3 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“And on the Android TV I use SmartTube which allows you to watch anything on YT ad-free. Slightly tricky to install because Google won't allow it on Google…”Apr 5, 2025 · 2 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Pssst.... SmartTube saved my brain. Sideload it and live ad-and-short-free!”Aug 31, 2025 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Android TV: Android:”Sep 9, 2024 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“If it's compatible with your TV you can use this to block ads.”Sep 26, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“I don't know what platform your viewing YouTube on but check out SmartTube if it's Android based.”Aug 11, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“you maaaay wanna read the readme in the repo”May 3, 2026 · 0 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“This is what I use on my Firestick -”Sep 30, 2025 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Depending on what TV or streaming box you have, you can use SmartTube. Blocks ads and also includes SponsorBlock.”Nov 20, 2024 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)