meeb/tubesync
Syncs YouTube channels and playlists to a locally hosted media server observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 96
- 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: 29.0
- age_days: 2110
- days_rel: 30
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 19
Adoption not part of the score
2786 stars · 170 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
TubeSync is a self-hosted PVR (personal video recorder) for YouTube that syncs channels and playlists to local directories, wrapping yt-dlp and ffmpeg with a web interface and task scheduler. It integrates with media servers like Plex and Jellyfin to keep your local library updated automatically.
Use cases
- automatically download all videos from a YouTube channel to my media server
- sync YouTube playlists locally like Sonarr but for YouTube
- archive YouTube videos in a specific quality for Plex or Jellyfin
- run a hands-free YouTube downloader with retries on failure
- self-host a web UI to manage YouTube subscriptions and downloads
- download only the audio stream from YouTube music channels
When to choose
- you want scheduled, automatic syncing of YouTube channels or playlists
- you run a local media server (Plex or Jellyfin) and want YouTube content in it
- you need a web interface on top of yt-dlp with retry/backoff reliability
- you want format/quality selection for downloaded media
When to avoid
- you only need a one-off manual video download (yt-dlp alone is simpler)
- you need a streaming proxy rather than local downloads
- you cannot run Docker/Podman containers
- you need platforms beyond Plex/Jellyfin for media server integration
Facets
application · maturity active
web-scraping video-processing workflow-automation scheduling self-hosted media self-hosted web-development self-hosted python youtube yt-dlp pvr plex jellyfin media-server downloader ffmpeg automation docker web-server linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/meeb/tubesync · fetched 2026-08-28 · 316cecb27557
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| meeb/tubesync | main | 98 |
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