LibreTube vs Signal-Android

LibreTube and Signal-Android share 7 technologies: lifecycle-livedata-ktx, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, Google, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, and androidx.media3:media3-ui. Both are written in Kotlin.

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What they share and what sets them apart

libre-tube

LibreTube

An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android.

Kotlin13kRead on November 10, 2026, at commit 58592a1What is LibreTube built with?

Only in LibreTube

In common

Only in Signal-Android

  • Jetpack Compose
  • androidx.navigation3:navigation3-runtime
  • androidx.navigation3:navigation3-ui
  • androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3
  • androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata
  • androidx.navigation:navigation-compose
  • sqlite-framework
  • androidx.sqlite:sqlite
  • Firebase
  • core-ktx
  • fragment-ktx
  • lifecycle-common-java8
  • lifecycle-process
  • lifecycle-runtime-compose
  • lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate
  • org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8
  • Airbnb
  • com.google.android.flexbox:flexbox
  • gridlayout
  • media3-ui-compose
  • recyclerview
  • window-java
  • com.airbnb.android:lottie
  • androidx.compose.material3.adaptive:adaptive
  • androidx.window:window
  • com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter
  • androidx.preference:preference
  • androidx.camera:camera-view
  • androidx.paging:paging-compose
  • androidx.camera:camera-compose
  • androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended
  • com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth
  • credentials-play-services-auth
  • androidx.biometric:biometric
  • androidx.credentials:credentials
  • android-integration
  • camera-extensions
  • documentfile
  • Glide
  • com.google.zxing:core
  • androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface
  • com.github.jknack:handlebars
  • androidx.camera:camera-video

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
LibreTube38,219 lines written455 code files
Signal-Android951,618 lines written5,633 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
LibreTube0% of its commits signed by AI
Signal-Android0% of its commits signed by AI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
LibreTubeLast push November 8, 202610,182 commits12,979 stars
Signal-AndroidLast push November 6, 202621,173 commits29,597 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
LibreTube3 test files0.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
Signal-Android1,054 test files32.5% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, LibreTube or Signal-Android?
Signal-Android, with 951,618 lines written; LibreTube has 38,219.

The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b

Which has more GitHub stars, LibreTube or Signal-Android?
Signal-Android, with 29,597 stars; LibreTube has 12,979.

The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android on GitHub

Which has more tests, LibreTube or Signal-Android?
Signal-Android, with 1,054 test files; LibreTube has 3.

The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b

Which was updated more recently, LibreTube or Signal-Android?
LibreTube: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and Signal-Android's on November 6, 2026.

The proof: libre-tube/LibreTube's commits on GitHub

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