EchoTube - Fast, private Open Source YouTube client

Hey Product Hunt 👋

I’m Aditya, the developer behind EchoTube.

EchoTube is an open-source Android YouTube client built to feel fast, clean, and fully 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 gives a great experience without tracking users or locking them into an account.

The core idea is simple: everything should run on your device. EchoTube uses a fully local recommendation system that learns from your watch patterns - like watch time, skips, likes, and searches - without sending any data to a server.
Key highlights:
• 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
• Full control over your data - everything stays local

This is v1.0, so there’s still a lot to improve. I’m actively building and would genuinely 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 and tell me what you think

"It runs ad-free, requires no account, and keeps all data local, giving users full control." – This is the strongest competitor of YouTube!

It's great that there are no ads. Are you considering releasing an Apple OS version in the future?

How is it different than revanced or morphe .software? Also, wondering how you can keep it legal with Youtube?
Great that there are more options to use Youtube without ads in general!