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HomeTube vs ChannelTube: catalog facts
HomeTube	ChannelTube
Freemium Self-hosting is free under AGPL-3.0; the hosted version has a free quota.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Built-in SponsorBlock removal Automatic best-quality format selection with manual override	Scheduled channel syncing without manual work Video and audio downloads to separate folders
Development focus is partly shifting to the successor platform Content Hosted version requires an email sign-in	Limited to YouTube channels Configured mainly through Docker environment variables
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-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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