# guillevc/yubal

Self-hosted YouTube Music downloader. Tags, organizes, and keeps playlists in sync.

Repository: https://github.com/guillevc/yubal
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/yubal
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: docker, fastapi, homelab, metadata, music-downloader, playlist, python, self-hosted, youtube-music, yt-dlp, sync
Last push: 2026-08-24T05:55:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 17
- inputs: {"age_days": 247, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 3.5, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1520, forks 57 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:57.768593+00:00)

## What it is
yubal is a self-hosted YouTube Music downloader that turns pasted links into a tagged, organized music library with albums, playlists, lyrics, and ReplayGain tags. It offers a web UI, scheduled playlist syncing, smart deduplication, and a companion browser extension.

## Use cases
- download youtube music playlists with proper tags
- self-hosted music downloader for navidrome
- keep youtube music playlists in sync with local library
- download songs with lyrics and cover art
- organize downloaded music into album folders
- deduplicate tracks across playlists
- download music via browser extension

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted alternative to streaming for your homelab media server
- you need automatic tagging, lyrics, and playlist m3u generation
- you want scheduled syncing of YouTube Music playlists

## When to avoid
- you need video downloads, not just audio
- you don't want to run a Docker service or server
- you need downloads from platforms other than YouTube Music

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, file-system, audio-processing, workflow-automation, scheduling
- domain: media, self-hosted, files
- platform: self-hosted, browser-extension, python
- tags: youtube-music, yt-dlp, music-downloader, playlist-sync, metadata-tagging, lyrics, homelab, fastapi, media-server, automation, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- guillevc/yubal (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.768593+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 2026-08-30T04:31:54.631730+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/guillevc/yubal (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.768593+00:00, sha 66136edde08c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.