VacuumTube is an unofficial open source wrapper of YouTube Leanback (the console and Smart TV version of YouTube) for PCs, with a built-in adblocker and other enhancements. It is the best way to experience YouTube on your media center or handheld PC!
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Observed history
| App | Change | Version | When ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| updated | 2.0.0 | 10 Oct 2026 |
Upstream releases
Release notes supplied by the developer. These dates are not Flathub package publication times.
2.0.010 Oct 2026
v2.0.0
- VacuumTube now gets the latest YouTube UI
- Overhauled settings menu with categories and About page
- Added SponsorBlock bar highlights and configurable categories
- Added "Block Continue Watching" setting
- Added "Show Remaining Time" feature
- Added experimental "Ultrawide Support" feature
- Added "Automatic Updates" setting
- Added playback speed control keybinds (A + D)
- Added --width/--height CLI flags
- Added explicit --deeplink CLI flag
- Improved controller support
- Improved playback reliability
- Improved cast reliability
- Changed cast label to read better
- Fixed Ctrl+Shift+C
- Fixed Shift+Enter
- Fixed SponsorBlock sometimes skipping in random places
- Fixed deeplinks not supporting share links
- Fixed --no-window-decorations CLI flag
- Massive internal improvements
- Updated to Electron v44.5.1