# alexta69/metube

Self-hosted video downloader for YouTube and other sites (web UI for yt-dlp)

Repository: https://github.com/alexta69/metube
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/metube
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: youtube-dl, self-hosted, youtube, yt-dlp
Last push: 2026-08-21T12:31:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2469, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 2.0, "n_releases_24m": 79}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14522, forks 1070 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:07.196138+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-scraping, video-processing, self-hosted, http-server, gui
- domain: media, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: yt-dlp, youtube-downloader, web-ui, media-download, video-downloader, audio-extraction, subscriptions, docker, automation, web-server, linux

## Member repositories
- alexta69/metube (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:07.196138+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:12:30.286906+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alexta69/metube (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:07.196138+00:00, sha 7cf6477f43ad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.