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ChannelTubeytdl-sub
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

 Free

Free to use; the source code is published on GitHub.

Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Command line
  • Scheduled channel syncing without manual work
  • Video and audio downloads to separate folders
  • Builds metadata for Kodi, Jellyfin, Plex and Emby
  • No media server plugins or scrapers needed
  • Limited to YouTube channels
  • Configured mainly through Docker environment variables
  • Configuration is done in files, with no graphical interface
  • Depends on yt-dlp keeping up with site changes
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Closed 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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