# mxpv/podsync

Turn YouTube or Vimeo channels, users, or playlists into podcast feeds

Repository: https://github.com/mxpv/podsync
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/podsync
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: podcasting, podcast, podsync, youtube, vimeo, docker, podcast-fetcher, podcast-manager, podcast-generator, playlists, cron-expression, golang, soundcloud
Last push: 2026-08-26T01:32:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3622, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 415, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1952, forks 314 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:58.398042+00:00)

## What it is
Podsync is a self-hosted service and CLI that converts YouTube, Vimeo, or Soundcloud channels, users, and playlists into podcast RSS feeds. It downloads media via yt-dlp, optionally transcodes to mp3 with ffmpeg, and serves feeds that any podcast client can subscribe to.

## Use cases
- listen to youtube channels in my podcast app
- turn a vimeo playlist into a podcast feed
- self-host a podcast server for youtube subscriptions
- automatically download new videos as audio episodes
- export youtube subscriptions as OPML for offline listening
- run scheduled feed updates with cron

## When to choose
- you want YouTube/Vimeo content in a podcast client with offline playback and position sync
- you need a self-hosted, Docker-friendly solution with cron scheduling and episode cleanup
- you want feed customization like artwork, quality settings, and episode filtering

## When to avoid
- you need a hosted service with no setup
- you only want to download videos without podcast feed generation
- you require platforms beyond YouTube, Vimeo, or Soundcloud

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, cli, video-processing, audio-processing, scheduling, self-hosted
- domain: media, self-hosted
- platform: windows, self-hosted, cli
- tags: podcast-feed-generator, youtube, vimeo, soundcloud, yt-dlp, ffmpeg, rss, opml, podcasting, automation, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- mxpv/podsync (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:58.398042+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 2026-08-30T03:06:36.195680+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mxpv/podsync (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:58.398042+00:00, sha a960262c1eb4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.