# Outube

> Automatically opens YouTube videos on YewTube (Invidious instance). A more privacy focused and ethically designed front-end for YouTube.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/outube](https://chrome-stats.com/d/outube)

## Overview

- **ID:** `outube`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Oiac
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-19
- **First published:** 2022-02-18
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/outube/)

## Description

Outube is a Firefox add-on that automatically opens YouTube videos on YewTube, an Invidious instance. It provides a more private and ethical front-end for YouTube, focusing on user privacy and an ethically designed interface.

## Rankings

- #146,860 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `*.youtu.be`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, youtu.be
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Similar extensions and apps

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- [YoutubeVid2Invidious](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtubevid2invidious)
- [InviTube](https://chrome-stats.com/d/invitube) — 4 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Invidious](https://chrome-stats.com/d/invidious-site) — 40 users, 3.40 / 5
- [RedirectTube](https://chrome-stats.com/d/redirecttube) — 373 users, 4.67 / 5
- [YouTube Redirection](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-redirection)
- [Youtube Video to Invidious](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-video-to-invidious) — 1 users, 1.00 / 5

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/outube)