dzhang314/YouTubeDrive
Store files as YouTube videos == infinite disk space observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: n/a
- age_days: 3370
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2960
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1940 stars · 50 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
YouTubeDrive is a Wolfram Language (Mathematica) package that encodes arbitrary files into RGB videos which it uploads to YouTube, and decodes back into files when retrieved. It exploits YouTube's lack of upload limits to provide an effectively infinite, though extremely slow, form of cloud file storage, and is explicitly a proof-of-concept novelty.
Use cases
- store files on youtube as unlimited free cloud storage
- encode files as videos to upload to youtube
- use youtube as an infinite disk backup
- recover files from youtube videos
- convert arbitrary data into a video format
- experiment with data-to-video encoding in mathematica
When to choose
- You want a novelty or art project demonstrating data hidden in video uploads
- You need to stash small files with no storage quota and can tolerate minutes-long processing plus very low throughput
- You work in Wolfram Language and want to explore encoding/decoding data through FFmpeg-mediated video pipelines
When to avoid
- You need fast, private, or reliable storage - uploads take 5-10 minutes to process, videos are publicly visible, and effective bandwidth is tiny
- You need production-grade backup - the author explicitly warns against high-volume use and the project has not been updated since 2018
- You do not use Wolfram Language/Mathematica, or cannot install FFmpeg, youtube-upload, and youtube-dl alongside it
- You require guaranteed durability - YouTube could remove videos or change its platform at any time
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
serialization video-processing file-system files media developer-tools cross-platform wolfram-language mathematica youtube cloud-storage file-storage video-encoding data-encoding proof-of-concept novelty desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/dzhang314/YouTubeDrive · fetched 2026-08-28 · 791518ed87dc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dzhang314/YouTubeDrive | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="dzhang314/YouTubeDrive")
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