The iOS YouTube app for your self-hosted library

Streams from your media server. Built around YouTube downloads with PiP, background audio, and lock screen controls.

Works with

Jellyfin

Tube Archivist

Not another media player.

Built from scratch for YouTube libraries and iOS.

Your library organized the way YouTube does — channels, playlists, and watch history. Not generic media categories.

VP9, AV1, WebM — Jellyfin transcodes to HLS for the native iOS player. No re-downloading.

Streams directly from Jellyfin or Tube Archivist. No proxy, no extraction, no YouTube dependency.

Keep watching in a floating window while you use other apps. Works just like any native iOS video player.

Play, pause, skip, and seek from the Lock Screen and Control Center. Audio keeps playing when you lock the screen.

Persistent mini player while you browse. AirPlay to any compatible screen for the big-screen experience.

Jellyfin, Tube Archivist, or both. Connect and start watching.

Any format, any downloader

Works with any YouTube downloader that feeds into Jellyfin — Pinchflat, ytdl-sub, and others. Transcoding handles any format automatically.

Add a YouTube metadata plugin (ankenyr recommended) for channel names, thumbnails, and dates.

Full Tube Archivist integration

View counts, likes, subscriber counts, and full channel stats — pulled directly from your Tube Archivist API.

Requires H.264 format:

Set in Settings > Downloads > Format. New downloads use this automatically.

Metadata + transcoding

Install the official TA-JF plugin to sync your Tube Archivist library into Jellyfin.

Connect SwiftTube to Jellyfin instead of TA directly — you get TA's metadata (view counts, channel stats) plus Jellyfin's transcoding for any format.

Need more details? See the full setup guide on GitHub.

Browse, watch, and pick up where you left off.

No account needed. Just install and connect your server.

Requires iOS 26.2+.

Questions or ideas? Open an issue