---
title: Install FreeTube on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of FreeTube for on Kubuntu - An Open Source YouTube
  app for privacy.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/freetube/kubuntu
---

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# Install FreeTube on **Kubuntu**

# FreeTube

[Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sameersharma2006 "View all snaps from Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)")

* [Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sameersharma2006 "View all snaps from Sameer Sharma (sameersharma2006)")
* [Entertainment](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=entertainment)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/freetube/kubuntu#install)

#### An Open Source YouTube app for privacy.

FreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind. Use YouTube without advertisements and prevent Google from tracking you with their cookies and JavaScript. Available for Windows, Mac & Linux thanks to Electron.

**Note:** Some Features may not work due to Snap Confinement.

### Package name

* freetube

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### License

* AGPL-1.0-or-later

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### Last updated

* 14 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 9 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube "https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube")

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### Contact

* [launchpad.net/freetube](https://launchpad.net/freetube "https://launchpad.net/freetube")

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### Source code

* [git.launchpad.net](https://git.launchpad.net/freetube/tree/snapcraft.yaml "https://git.launchpad.net/freetube/tree/snapcraft.yaml")

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### Report a bug

* [bugs.launchpad.net](https://bugs.launchpad.net/freetube "https://bugs.launchpad.net/freetube")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/freetube/kubuntu#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install FreeTube

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

### Install FreeTube

To install FreeTube, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install freetube
```

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#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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