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WolfTube is an advanced enhancement for YouTube on iOS that adds powerful media, playback, library, customization, and productivity features directly inside the YouTube application.
It is designed to feel integrated with YouTube rather than operating as a separate application.
WolfTube allows users to download media, build a personal offline library, create playlists, customize playlist artwork, control playlist playback modes, continue playback in the background, control downloaded media from the Lock Screen, manage multiple files at once, access additional tools for videos and channels, and customize which features appear throughout YouTube.
WolfTube adds a complete media downloading system directly into YouTube.
- Download videos directly from YouTube.
- Choose between multiple available video qualities.
- Support for high-resolution downloads when available.
- Use supported direct media links for downloads.
- View download progress directly inside WolfTube.
- Keep downloaded content organized inside the built-in library.
- Download audio-only versions of supported videos.
- Use supported direct media links when available.
- Listen to downloaded audio offline.
- Play downloaded audio directly inside WolfTube.
- Add downloaded audio to custom playlists.
- Download video thumbnails.
- Retrieve high-quality thumbnail images.
- Save or share thumbnails using the native iOS share interface.
WolfTube uses direct media links for supported downloads and keeps download-related logic separated from normal YouTube playback as much as possible.
This improves compatibility and reduces unnecessary dependency on internal SABR download paths.
WolfTube includes a complete media library directly inside YouTube.
Downloaded content can display useful information such as:
• Media title • Download quality • File size • Download date • Media type • Download progress • Playback progress
From the library, users can:
- Play downloaded videos.
- Play downloaded audio.
- Share downloaded files.
- Save supported media.
- Delete downloaded media.
- Search the library.
- Organize content using playlists.
- Resume media from the previous playback position.
WolfTube includes a dedicated selection mode for managing multiple downloaded files at the same time.
Users can select multiple videos or audio files and clearly see which items are currently selected.
Supported batch actions include:
• Share multiple files at once • Delete multiple files at once • Manage several library items together
This makes managing large offline libraries much faster.
WolfTube allows users to create their own offline media collections directly inside YouTube.
Playlist features include:
- Create custom playlists.
- Add downloaded videos.
- Add downloaded audio.
- Mix video and audio inside the same playlist.
- Rename playlists.
- Pin favorite playlists.
- Keep pinned playlists at the top.
- Search playlists.
- Share playlists with other WolfTube users.
- Delete playlists.
- Undo accidental playlist deletion.
- Set a custom playlist image from the iOS Photo Library.
- Change playlist artwork at any time.
- Remove custom playlist artwork and restore the default WolfTube icon.
- Choose between Sequential, Repeat Current Track, and Shuffle playback modes.
WolfTube allows users to replace the default playlist icon with a custom image selected directly from the iOS Photo Library.
Custom artwork is displayed in the playlist library and inside the playlist screen.
Users can:
• Select an image from Photos • Replace the current playlist artwork • Remove custom artwork • Restore the default playlist icon
Custom playlist artwork is stored locally and can also be preserved through WolfTube Backup & Restore.
WolfTube includes multiple playlist playback modes:
• Sequential • Repeat Current Track • Shuffle
Sequential plays playlist items in their normal order.
Repeat Current Track automatically restarts the currently playing item when it finishes.
Shuffle plays playlist items in a randomized order.
Playback mode changes are applied directly to the active playlist session.
Playback controls also preserve their intended behavior in right-to-left languages such as Arabic.
After deleting a playlist, WolfTube temporarily allows the action to be undone to help prevent accidental data loss.
WolfTube includes a fast search system for locating downloaded content.
Users can search through:
- Videos.
- Audio files.
- Playlists.
- Media titles.
Results appear directly inside the WolfTube library.
WolfTube remembers playback progress for downloaded media.
Playback position can be saved when:
- Pausing media.
- Closing the player.
- Leaving YouTube.
- Switching applications.
- Locking the device.
- Seeking through the timeline.
When the media is opened again, WolfTube can continue from the previously saved position.
After playback finishes completely, the media can start again from the beginning the next time it is played.
Downloaded media integrates with the iOS Lock Screen and Control Center.
WolfTube can display:
- Media artwork.
- Video title.
- Channel name.
- Playback progress.
- Media duration.
For individual media playback, controls can include:
• Play / Pause • Skip Backward • Skip Forward • Timeline Seeking
When playing media from a playlist, controls can automatically adapt to playlist navigation:
• Previous Track • Play / Pause • Next Track
WolfTube allows supported videos and audio to continue playing after leaving YouTube.
Background playback can continue while:
- Using another application.
- Returning to the Home Screen.
- Locking the device.
- Playing downloaded videos.
- Playing downloaded audio.
- Listening to WolfTube playlists.
Picture-in-Picture allows supported videos to continue playing outside YouTube.
Users can:
- Watch videos while using other applications.
- Resize the floating player.
- Move the PiP window around the screen.
- Return directly to YouTube.
WolfTube expands playback speed controls and provides a wider range of playback speeds.
This can be useful for:
- Tutorials.
- Podcasts.
- Lectures.
- Long videos.
- Music.
- Quickly reviewing content.
WolfTube includes an optional Stable Playback mode designed to improve playback compatibility and provide a smoother experience in supported environments.
Stable Playback can be enabled or disabled independently.
WolfTube also includes additional playback isolation designed to reduce interference between download-related components and YouTube's native player.
Recent playback compatibility improvements include:
- Better isolation from internal YouTube playback requests.
- Reduced dependency on SABR and Onesie playback components.
- Improved compatibility with regular long-form YouTube videos.
- Diagnostic playback hooks isolated from normal release builds.
WolfTube supports SponsorBlock integration for supported videos.
When enabled, WolfTube can automatically skip supported sponsored segments when segment information is available.
SponsorBlock can be independently enabled or disabled from WolfTube settings.
WolfTube includes optional tools for reducing supported advertisements inside YouTube.
Features can include:
- Reducing supported advertisements.
- Automatically skipping supported skippable advertisements.
- Providing a cleaner viewing experience.
WolfTube integrates directly with YouTube Shorts.
Available tools can include:
- WolfTube action button.
- Video downloading.
- Audio downloading.
- Quick media actions.
- Copy utilities.
- Shorts interface customization.
Users can also choose whether WolfTube controls should appear inside Shorts.
WolfTube adds additional utilities directly to supported YouTube channel and profile pages.
- Download channel profile pictures.
- Retrieve the highest available image quality.
- Save or share the image.
Users can quickly copy:
• Channel Name • Channel ID • Channel URL • Channel Description
WolfTube tools can be accessed directly without leaving the channel page.
WolfTube adds useful actions directly to regular YouTube videos.
Available tools include:
- Download video.
- Download audio.
- Download thumbnail.
- Copy video title.
- Copy complete video description.
- Access additional WolfTube media options.
WolfTube makes working with YouTube comments easier.
Users can copy individual comments directly without manually selecting the text.
This can be useful for:
- Links.
- Commands.
- Tutorials.
- Long comments.
- Important information.
Favorite playlists can be pinned so they always remain easily accessible at the top of the WolfTube library.
This is especially useful for users with large media collections.
WolfTube playlists can be shared with other WolfTube users.
This provides an easier way to move or share organized media collections without manually recreating playlist structures.
WolfTube includes tools for backing up the local media library.
A backup can include:
• Downloaded videos • Downloaded audio • Playlists • Custom playlist artwork • Playlist organization • Playback positions • Library metadata
Backups can later be restored so users can continue using their WolfTube library after reinstalling or moving their setup.
WolfTube is designed to visually integrate with YouTube.
The interface follows the application's appearance and supports both light and dark environments.
WolfTube avoids unnecessarily separate interface styles and instead aims to make tools feel like part of YouTube itself.
WolfTube also includes additional compatibility handling for YouTube's native Tab Bar.
The native navigation bar is preserved while WolfTube tools are added, and recovery protections help prevent situations where the original YouTube tabs disappear and only the WolfTube button remains visible.
WolfTube supports dark mode and uses colors designed to better match YouTube's own dark appearance.
Interface elements automatically adapt to the current appearance where supported.
WolfTube provides a dedicated settings interface for controlling individual features.
Settings are organized into logical categories such as:
• Video Downloads • Audio Downloads • Media Library • Playlist Features
• Background Playback • Picture-in-Picture • Stable Playback • Playback Speed
• Advertisement Reduction • SponsorBlock • Shorts Controls
• Video Button • Shorts Button • Channel Button • Profile Button
• Language • Appearance • WolfTube interface options
Users can enable only the WolfTube features they want.
WolfTube integrates its controls throughout supported areas of YouTube.
WolfTube tools can appear on:
• Regular videos • Shorts • Channel pages • Profile pages • Downloaded media • WolfTube playlists
Button visibility can be controlled independently from WolfTube settings.
WolfTube supports multiple interface languages, including Arabic and English.
The interface is designed to correctly handle:
- Left-to-right layouts.
- Right-to-left layouts.
- Icon alignment.
- Text spacing.
- Different interface lengths across languages.
- Playlist playback controls in RTL layouts.
WolfTube uses cleaner application-style notifications and feedback for supported actions.
This provides a more consistent visual experience instead of relying on unrelated system-style messages.
WolfTube includes internal tools designed to make development and troubleshooting more reliable.
These include:
- Project validation.
- Compatibility checks.
- Diagnostic tools.
- Static project auditing.
- Playback compatibility isolation.
- Improved issue detection.
- Faster troubleshooting when YouTube changes internal behavior.
WolfTube also includes runtime integrity checks designed to detect unexpected application environment modifications.
These checks can include:
• Loaded dynamic library inspection • Runtime-loaded image monitoring • Traditional jailbreak environment indicators • RootHide-related environment indicators • Dynamic instrumentation indicators • Debug and tracing indicators • Runtime integrity checks where supported
The runtime protection system uses multiple independent signals instead of relying only on a single jailbreak file or path.
Recent WolfTube updates also include improvements for Theos and different iOS SDK environments.
Build-related fixes include:
- Improved compatibility with older iOS SDK headers.
- Removed unsupported direct dependency on
mach/mach_vm.h. - Added compatibility handling for
SECT_CSTRING. - Fixed the arm64
_vm_regionlinker error. - Added runtime resolution for supported Mach memory APIs.
- Improved project auditing before releases.
WolfTube is designed for YouTube on iOS.
Feature availability can vary depending on:
- iOS version.
- Installed YouTube version.
- Installation environment.
- Availability of individual YouTube features.
- Available media formats for each video.
WolfTube is continuously adapted as YouTube and iOS evolve.
- Open the latest WolfTube release.
- Download the WolfTube package from the Assets section.
- Install or sign the application using a supported installation method.
- Open YouTube.
- WolfTube features will automatically appear throughout supported parts of the application.
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