Yattee

Privacy-focused video player for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV

Install

Join the TestFlight beta

Features

Playback

• 4K video with custom MPV-based player (H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1)
• Picture in Picture, background audio, fullscreen
• Playback queue, history, resume from last position
• Chapter navigation, playback speed, subtitles and captions
• Gesture controls (seek, volume, brightness)
• Seek preview with storyboards

Content Sources

• YouTube via Invidious, Piped, or self-hosted Yattee Server
• PeerTube instances (federated video)
• Local files, SMB network shares, WebDAV servers

Integrations

• SponsorBlock (configurable skip categories)
• DeArrow (crowdsourced titles and thumbnails)
• Return YouTube Dislike

Privacy

• No tracking, no ads, no account required
• All traffic goes through your chosen instances

Library

• Subscriptions with per-channel notifications
• Bookmarks with tags and notes, playlists, watch history
• Unified search across all configured sources
• Import/export subscriptions (JSON, CSV, OPML)

Downloads & Sync

• Offline video and audio downloads with quality selection
• iCloud sync for bookmarks, subscriptions, history, and settings across devices
• Handoff continuity between iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV

Apple Ecosystem

• iOS 18+ / macOS 15+ / tvOS 18+
• Native SwiftUI on every platform
• Customizable home layout, accent colors, player controls, and app icon
• Clipboard URL detection and deep linking (yattee://)
• Remote control between devices on your network

Yattee Server

A self-hosted backend powered by yt-dlp that gives Yattee superpowers.

• Direct stream URLs — gets fresh YouTube CDN URLs, bypassing Invidious/Piped blocks and rate limits
• Play from 1000+ sites — Vimeo, TikTok, Twitch, Dailymotion, Twitter/X, and anything else yt-dlp supports
• Invidious-compatible API — drop-in replacement, works alongside existing Invidious/Piped instances
• Self-hosted & private — run on your own hardware, no data leaves your network
• Fast parallel streaming — yt-dlp parallel downloading streams video while it downloads
• Admin panel — web UI for settings, credentials, and monitoring
• Docker ready — single container deployment

Check out the yattee-server repository to get started.

Documentation

• Installation
• Building
• Features
• FAQ
• Screenshots Gallery
• Tips
• Integrations
• Donations

Contributing

Browse the issues list or open a new one to discuss your idea. Every contribution is welcome.

See AGENTS.md for developer setup and project architecture.

Join Discord or the Matrix channel if you need advice or want to discuss the project.

Translations

Help make Yattee accessible to everyone by contributing translations.

Localization hosting provided by Weblate.

License

Yattee is shared under the AGPL v3 license.