LookTube

LookTube is an Android-first Giant Bomb companion app built around a simple flow: paste a copied Giant Bomb Premium feed URL, sync it into a local library, and watch Premium video content without depending on a browser session.

Unofficial status

LookTube is an independent fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by Giant Bomb.

What it does

• syncs a copied Giant Bomb Premium feed URL into a local library
• supports grouped library browsing, playback resume, fullscreen playback, and cast-aware playback flows
• keeps the product feed-first instead of relying on browser-login automation
• supports local caption-generation paths, with baseline as the default lower-spec target and highspec as an opt-in higher-spec target that defaults to Moonshine while keeping Whisper.cpp available as a fallback

Releases

Public APK builds, when available, are published in GitHub Releases.

• most users should install the baseline arm64-v8a APK unless a release explicitly says otherwise
• use the baseline x86_64 APK only for x86_64 emulators or uncommon x86_64 Android devices
• install the optional highspec arm64-v8a APK only on newer supported devices when you explicitly want that flavor
• verify the published checksum before installing
• installed caption-model downloads are pinned to immutable upstream revisions and verified with SHA-256 before activation
• read the release notes for supported Android versions, flavor differences, and known limitations

Privacy

• copied Premium feed URLs are stored on-device and are intended to remain local to the app
• the project does not rely on any LookTube-operated backend or account system
• project tooling and probes are intended to avoid emitting raw authenticated feed payloads or full secret-bearing feed URLs

Development quickstart

If local.properties is missing, bootstrap it first:

pwsh -NoLogo -File .\scripts\Bootstrap-LocalAndroid.ps1

Common validation commands:

.\gradlew.bat verifyFast
.\gradlew.bat verifyLocal -PskipManagedDevice=true

For contributor workflow, connected-device deployment, integration probes, screenshots, and release packaging, see CONTRIBUTING.md.

Documentation map

• CONTRIBUTING.md - contributor setup, validation, deployment, and release workflow entry point
• SECURITY.md - responsible disclosure and sensitive-data reporting guidance
• THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.txt - third-party attribution notes for bundled and flavor-specific components
• WARP.md - short operational instructions for future dev-agent sessions
• docs/architecture/overview.md - module boundaries and data flow
• docs/integration/giantbomb.md - validated external integration notes and open risks
• docs/releases/github-releases.md - Android signing, GitHub release packaging, and checksum workflow
• docs/testing/local-ci.md - local validation and device-check guidance
• docs/spec/product-spec.md - living scope, milestones, and acceptance criteria for shipped behavior
• docs/spec/reproducible-project-spec.md - implementation-oriented transferable project contract

License

LookTube is licensed under the MIT license in LICENSE.

Third-party and bundled-component attribution notes live in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.txt. Public release artifacts should preserve any required upstream notices for bundled or flavor-specific components.