An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android.
C-Rank Grade: S (Elite) - 69/100
External PR Merge Rate: 78%
Response Time: -
First Timer Success: 67%
libre-tube/LibreTube has a recorded first-timer success rate of 66.7%. Repositories ranked S typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in libre-tube/LibreTube respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 0.0 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.
The C-Rank™ system evaluates GitHub projects on a 0–100 scale using real data: PR merge rates, review turnaround time, active maintainer presence, and first-time contributor success. A score of 69.0 places libre-tube/LibreTube in the S tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for libre-tube/LibreTube is 77.9%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
libre-tube/LibreTube currently has 3 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels like "good first issue", "beginner", or "up-for-grabs".
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There currently are many options for very small behavior changes, e.g. default playback speed, automatic playback start, .... Currently, it likely takes about 20 minutes or more to go through LibreTube's settings page and understand everything. On one hand, that makes it very difficult for new users to get into the app. On the other hand, that increases the maintenance burden, because we can't test all of these very specific options and hence they break frequently without us noticing. In most cases, having good default settings fits 99% of the users very well, so we can keep things much simpler for the average user by focusing on good defaults instead of having too much customisability. We're currently trying to remove a lot of options that don't add much value to the app, e.g. #7659. Of course we won't remove infinitely many options, fundamental settings like the theme, notifications, ... and privacy-related settings like automatic update checks, SponsorBlock, ... will stay forever. E
Steps to reproduce Often the thumbnails don't load when a new video arrives in the subscriptions section, and to make them load you need to play the video. Expected behavior . Actual behavior Screen_Recording_20260503_170830_LibreTube.mp4 LibreTube version 31.1 Android version Android 13 Other details No response Acknowledgements I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, NOT a duplicate or related to another open issue. I have written a short but informative title. I will fill out all of the requested information in this form.
Hey translators (and everyone else), we're planning to make a new release soon (in approx. a week). If you want to see the translations for the new release in your language, please add them at https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/libretube/libretube/ in the coming days. Thank you!
Steps to reproduce Open an app on regular 16:9 monitor, for example in Android Desktop Mode available with Android 16 QPR3 (few days already). There are plenty of issues... Do I need to report them? Is app planned to be working properly in desktop mode in non-vertical mode like any other desktop apps? Just asking. Expected behavior Read above. Thanks Actual behavior Read above. Thanks LibreTube version 0.30.0 Android version Android 16 QPR3 Other details No response Acknowledgements I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, NOT a duplicate or related to another open issue. I have written a short but informative title. I will fill out all of the requested information in this form.
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Currently, maintainers of libre-tube/LibreTube acknowledge new external contributions in approximately -. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 77.9% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
libre-tube/LibreTube has a recorded first-timer success rate of 66.7%. Repositories ranked Elite typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~-. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
The C-Rank™ index scores repositories on a 0 to 100 scale using an objective formula: external PR merge rates, initial response speed, active maintainer count, and first-time contributor retention. A score of 69.0 places libre-tube/LibreTube in the Elite tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 77.9%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
Yes, libre-tube/LibreTube currently has 3 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels. You can inspect these directly from the repository issues tab.
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