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Unwatched for YouTube

Unwatched for YouTube

Player & Watch Later Queue

393 ratings
263 reviews
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Pentland Firth Software GmbH
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Manage your YouTube viewing experience with a customizable queue and channel subscriptions. Avoid algorithmic feeds, hide Shorts, and set custom playback speeds per channel. Enjoy features like Picture-in-Picture and chapter support for efficient video consumption.

✓Customizable video queue
✓Channel and playlist following
✓Content triage system
✓Shorts content filtering
✓Per-channel playback speed
✓Chapter support
✓Picture-in-Picture and background audio
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Unwatched for YouTube. Based on 393 reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 7 positives and 4 negatives reviewers mention most about this Entertainment app.

Positive things

  • 👍Great functionality
  • 🚀Perfect for YouTube picture-in-picture and background audio
  • 👍Wonderful YouTube replacement
  • 👍Excellent app
  • 👍Brilliant app
  • 👍Thoughtful and well-designed
  • 👍Impressive queue management

Negative things

  • 🐛PiP is broken on iPhone
  • 🐛Buggy and often freezes iPad
  • 🐛Crashes when marking too many videos as watched
  • 🐛Experimental iCloud sync issues
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What's New in Unwatched for YouTube

1.8.11

September 3, 2026

potential fix: startup crash

User reviews

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Watch YouTube videos without the Algorithm

It’s such a cool idea, just pick what videos you want to watch and then watch them! No recommended videos or autoplay or ads… You can subscribe to channels inside of it too
SpencenatormSpencenatorm

The best way to escape YouTube shorts!

If you want to free yourself from the terrible grasp of YouTube shorts, but you can’t quit YouTube entirely, this app is perfect. It takes a little getting used to, and playing in the background doesn’t always work, but overall I’m so glad to have this app!
KiltedBeerNerdKiltedBeerNerd

Vague UI

I'm with Jazz04009 when I say that the UI of this app is not very straight forward. For example, if I add a link to a video, it disappears and I have to look in the library to find it. Also, some videos stop a continuous play session. To restart the session, I select past the desired video. Sometimes it works right away and others I just have to skip over them in the playlist until something starts. That will often resuscitate the session, but not always for long.

There's also a circular (refresh button?) at the top-right of the playlist. Tapping it doesn't seem to refresh either the playlist or the status of partially played videos in it. So what does it do? Why do we need to spell this out to learn about this stuff? Don't ask me to follow up with an email or anything. If you can't be bothered to pass it on to your team then why should I?

The app is really good at what it does... until it isn't. 4 ⭐️
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DuzzenmattaDuzzenmatta

Can you download videos?

Thank you for no ads, but I was wondering this.
Stop being raciest googleStop being raciest google

Eh

It’s alright only issue is the ui is prob one of the most confusing things I’ve ever used.
Jazz04009Jazz04009
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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Another video opens when screen is flipped

Bug

Queue not loading on Apple TV

Bug

App crashes on iOS 18.1 beta

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Requested Features

8 requests

Download videos within the app

Feature

Organize videos in dedicated playlists

Feature

Add player to Apple TV app

Feature

Option to not remove videos from inbox until fully watched

Feature

Remember right-most tab state through app restarts

Feature

Support for webview YouTube sign-in with passkeys

Feature

Add light mode option

Feature

Provide tutorial for first-time users

Feature

FAQ

What does Unwatched for YouTube do?

This app helps you manage your YouTube viewing by allowing you to create a custom queue of videos and follow channels without being subjected to algorithmic feeds. You can organize videos, set custom playback speeds, and even hide Shorts.

What are the key features of this app?

Key features include a non-autoplay queue, the ability to follow channels and playlists for automatic video additions, a triage system to sort new videos, options to hide Shorts, custom playback speeds per channel, and chapter support for easier navigation.

Is this app free to use?

Yes, the application is available for free. Based on the provided information, there are no in-app purchases or advertisements.

What kind of content can I manage with this app?

You can manage any YouTube content, including individual videos and entire channels or playlists. The app is designed to help you organize and watch this content in a way that suits your preferences, such as setting custom playback speeds for different types of videos.

How does the triage system work?

The triage system allows you to decide where new videos from followed channels should go. You can choose to have them automatically added to the top of your queue or sent to an inbox for you to sort through manually, picking the ones you want to watch and leaving the rest.