I still use yt-dlp to download because I don't understand Freetube's options. It's either only audio or video
Also if you're on Linux and you get a white screen during playback (has been an issue since 0.22) this fix works for me: freetube --enable-features=''
edit: posting a vertical pic messes up the webpage a bit. If it's annoying tell me
US citizens, are you planning to protest?