Is invidious still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 3 days ago. Latest release v2.20261103.0, 6 days ago.

Can I trust invidious?

Widely used. 26k stars, 8 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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Reading the repo

Opening the box…

How to install on Windows

iv-org/invidious

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Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (AGPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 3 days ago. Latest release v2.20261103.0, 6 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used26k stars, 8 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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Will it work on Windows?

Yes, with extra tools on Windows

Makefile targets need make (e.g. winget install GnuWin32.Make) or WSL.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗invidious.ioThe project's own site.

Heads-upIt also needs PostgreSQL.

Setup script in the repo

The maintainers included scripts/install-dependencies.sh. Run it from the cloned folder after reading it.

bash scripts/install-dependencies.sh

2 steps on Windows

Download setup.ps1

Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

1
Clone the repository
Needs Git: winget install Git.Git. The repo uses git submodules, so the clone fetches them too.
```
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/iv-org/invidious.git
cd invidious
```
2
Start backing services
Needs: PostgreSQL
```
winget install Docker.DockerDesktop
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
```
If you see Cannot connect to the Docker daemon: start Docker Desktop (or the Docker service) first.

Makefile targets need make (e.g. winget install GnuWin32.Make) or WSL.

From the README: Quick start

Using Invidious:

Select a public instance from the list and start watching videos right now!

Hosting Invidious:

Follow the installation instructions

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