u/Important_Job1271 — reddlx

SmartTube — open source native YouTube client for iPhone/iPad/Mac, blocks all ads at the app level (no extension needed)

Sharing an open source project I've been building:
SmartTube for iOS/macOS — a native
Swift YouTube client that blocks ads at the app level, not through a browser extension.
Why this exists: uBlock Origin can't run on iPhone. The official YouTube app can't be
patched without a jailbreak. This solves both problems natively.
How it works:
\- Uses the InnerTube API directly, bypassing the ad-injected web player entirely
\- SponsorBlock API integrated - auto-skips sponsors, intros, self-promos, interaction reminders
\- DeArrow community titles and thumbnails
\- Google Auth sign-in - real subscriptions, history, playlists
\- Zero tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs
\- Up to 8K playback, Picture-in-Picture
\- iPhone, iPad, appleTv and Mac - native Swift 6, fully auditable source

Source: https://github.com/milika/SmartTubelOS
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smart-tube-bdp/id6761388918
Happy to answer questions about the ad-blocking implementation specifically.

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u/Important_Job1271 — 3 days ago

▲ 150 r/foss+1 crossposts

Sharing an open source project I've been building:
SmartTube for iOS/macOS — a native
Swift YouTube client that blocks ads at the app level, not through a browser extension.
Why this exists: uBlock Origin can't run on iPhone. The official YouTube app can't be
patched without a jailbreak. This solves both problems natively.
How it works:
- Uses the InnerTube API directly, bypassing the ad-injected web player entirely
- SponsorBlock API integrated - auto-skips sponsors, intros, self-promos, interaction reminders
- DeArrow community titles and thumbnails
- Google Auth sign-in - real subscriptions, history, playlists
- Zero tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs
- Up to 8K playback, Picture-in-Picture
- iPhone, iPad, appleTv and Mac - native Swift 6, fully auditable source
Source: https://github.com/milika/SmartTubeIOS

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smart-tube-bdp/id6761388918

Happy to answer questions about the ad-blocking implementation specifically.

u/Important_Job1271 — 7 days ago

▲ 21 r/Adblock

Hey r/Adblock,

Sharing an open source project I've been building: SmartTube for iOS/macOS — a native

Swift YouTube client that blocks ads at the app level, not through a browser extension.

Why this exists: uBlock Origin can't run on iPhone. The official YouTube app can't be

patched without a jailbreak. This solves both problems natively.

How it works:

- Uses the InnerTube API directly, bypassing the ad-injected web player entirely

- SponsorBlock API integrated — auto-skips sponsors, intros, self-promos, interaction reminders

- DeArrow community titles and thumbnails

- Google OAuth sign-in — real subscriptions, history, playlists

- Zero tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs

- Up to 8K playback, Picture-in-Picture

- iPhone, iPad, appleTv and Mac — native Swift 6, fully auditable source

Source: https://github.com/milika/SmartTubeIOS

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smart-tube-bdp/id6761388918

Happy to answer questions about the ad-blocking implementation specifically.

u/Important_Job1271 — 14 days ago

▲ 8 r/AppGiveaway+1 crossposts

Frustrated that there's no proper ad-free YouTube client for iPhone/Mac (NewPipe is Android-only, FreeTube is desktop-only), so I built one.

SmartTube for iOS/macOS:

- Zero ads (no YouTube Premium required)

- SponsorBlock with auto-skip

- DeArrow community titles and thumbnails

- Google OAuth sign-in

- Up to 8K playback

- Picture-in-Picture, downloads

- No tracking, no analytics

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smart-tube-bdp/ id6761388918

Happy to answer questions about how it works under the hood.

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u/Important_Job1271 — 16 days ago