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August 12, 2025 · View on GitHub

Simplified FreeTube Installation for Apple Silicon

FreeTube’s Homebrew Tap for Apple Silicon

Install a native Apple Silicon build of FreeTube with this Homebrew Tap.

If you install FreeTube via Homebrew without this tap, you get an Intel-native build that requires Rosetta 2 in order to run on Apple Silicon. (Intel Mac users, see below.)

Updating Apple Silicon build also requires non standard command, see below

Warning: macOS's Gatekeeper has been disabled for this Cask

According to the vendor, the Gatekeeper quarantine attribute breaks the app and needs to be removed. This Cask automatically removes the quarantine attribute. No further action is required.

For more information:

Quick Installation on Apple Silicon

Ensure Homebrew is installed.
If you already installed FreeTube: uninstall it.

If installed from the main Homebrew cask (not this tap):
```
# Uninstall the cask, while keeping your settings.
brew uninstall freetube
```

Install FreeTube with a single command:

brew install pikachuexe/freetube/pikachuexe-freetube

Or, if you prefer step-by-step:

# Add the FreeTube tap (required only once).
brew tap pikachuexe/freetube

# Install FreeTube from the tap.
brew install pikachuexe-freetube

Quick Installation on Intel Macs

Ensure Homebrew is installed.
Use Homebrew without this tap to install FreeTube:

brew install freetube

Update/Reinstall on Apple Silicon

# Upgrade
brew upgrade pikachuexe/freetube/pikachuexe-freetube

# Reinstall
brew reinstall pikachuexe/freetube/pikachuexe-freetube

Uninstall on Apple Silicon

If you want to install another version / via another way

# Upgrade
brew uninstall pikachuexe/freetube/pikachuexe-freetube

# Reinstall
brew untap pikachuexe/freetube

Homebrew documentation

For more details about using Homebrew, check Homebrew’s documentation or run brew help or man brew.