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Elengrab vs HomeTube: catalog facts
Elengrab	HomeTube
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Freemium Self-hosting is free under AGPL-3.0; the hosted version has a free quota.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Built-in viewer for downloaded media Single binary or Docker deployment	Built-in SponsorBlock removal Automatic best-quality format selection with manual override
Small project with few contributors Relies on yt-dlp and ffmpeg for site support	Development focus is partly shifting to the successor platform Content Hosted version requires an email sign-in
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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