AVideo vs Fireshare

AVideo vs Fireshare
Fact	AVideo	Fireshare
Language	JavaScript	JavaScript
Licence	Other	GPL-3.0
Stars	2.1k	1.5k
Latest	v29.3.0	v1.8.5
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-01
Release cadence	about 6 days between releases	about 4 days between releases
Active contributors	4+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace YouTube. Alternatives to YouTube →
PartialAVideoA video site with uploads, channels, playlists, comments and embeds on your own server.
PartialFireshareShares your own videos and game clips by link from your server, without discovery or recommendations.

v29.3.02026-10-05EncoderAlert: implement email alerts for encoder monitoring and add related tests (02f5aba)
v29.2.02026-09-28add support for Companion subtitles, including scheduling and manual copy functionality (f1627ea)
v29.1.12026-09-23The admin Update page has a new version overview. It compares the installed Git commit with the latest stable GitHub re…
v29.1.02026-09-23Security hardening: commit messages in this range reference 121 GitHub security advisories (GHSA). Changes include CSRF…
29.02026-04-07

v1.8.52026-10-01Fixed crops that would not play, or kept playing the old crop, until the page was reloaded.
v1.8.42026-09-28Start on a transcode when the source will not play smoothly.
v1.8.32026-09-23Scripts, capture boxes and other tools can now upload without a password or a browser session. Create a token under Set…
v1.8.22026-09-22A new page showing videos and photos together, grouped by day in a waterfall layout, with a toggle to narrow it to one…
v1.8.12026-09-14Attribution was only visible on feed cards, so checking who owned a clip meant going back to the grid and searching for…

✓ signed The latest release, v29.3.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.

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✓ signed The latest release, v1.8.5, carries a signature GitHub verified.

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