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ChannelTube vs TubeSync: catalog facts
ChannelTubeTubeSync
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

Free

Free, with source code published on GitHub.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Scheduled channel syncing without manual work
  • Video and audio downloads to separate folders
  • Automatically downloads new videos from subscribed channels
  • Output is organised for local media servers
  • Limited to YouTube channels
  • Configured mainly through Docker environment variables
  • Needs disk space for downloaded videos
  • Can break when YouTube changes its site
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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