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alexta69/metube

Self-hosted video downloader for YouTube and other sites (web UI for yt-dlp) observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/alexta69/metube · Python · AGPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

94/100

  • Activity 98
  • Release rhythm 86
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 2.0
  • age_days: 2469
  • days_rel: 12
  • days_push: 12
  • n_releases_24m: 79

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

14522 stars · 1070 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

MeTube is a self-hosted web UI for yt-dlp that lets users download videos, audio, playlists, and channels from YouTube and dozens of other sites via a browser interface. It runs primarily as a multi-arch Docker container and supports subscriptions that automatically queue new uploads from channels and playlists.

Use cases

  • download youtube videos through a browser instead of the command line
  • self-host a yt-dlp web interface for my home server
  • rip audio from youtube videos as mp3
  • download entire playlists and channels
  • automatically fetch new uploads from channels i follow
  • give family members an easy way to save videos without using yt-dlp themselves

When to choose

  • you want a friendly web UI on top of yt-dlp for yourself or a household
  • you run a self-hosted media stack (e.g., alongside Jellyfin/Plex) and want automated downloads
  • you need playlist/channel downloads and subscription-based auto-queuing
  • you prefer a Docker-deployable, multi-arch service

When to avoid

  • you only need occasional scripted downloads and are comfortable with the yt-dlp CLI
  • you need a GUI desktop app rather than a web service
  • you require features yt-dlp supports that MeTube does not expose in its UI

Facets

application · maturity active

web-scraping video-processing self-hosted http-server gui media self-hosted web-development self-hosted cross-platform yt-dlp youtube-downloader web-ui media-download video-downloader audio-extraction subscriptions docker automation web-server linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
alexta69/metubemain94

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="alexta69/metube")

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