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ChannelTubePinchflat
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

 Free

Free to use with no paid tier.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Scheduled channel syncing without manual work
  • Video and audio downloads to separate folders
  • Downloads new channel and playlist videos automatically
  • Output fits into existing media server libraries
  • Limited to YouTube channels
  • Configured mainly through Docker environment variables
  • Limited to YouTube as a source
  • Depends on YouTube not blocking downloads
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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