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Freemium

Self-hosting is free under AGPL-3.0; the hosted version has a free quota.

 Free

Free to self-host from the public repository.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Built-in SponsorBlock removal
  • Automatic best-quality format selection with manual override
  • Supports YouTube and dozens of other sites through yt-dlp
  • Downloads video, audio, captions and thumbnails
  • Development focus is partly shifting to the successor platform Content
  • Hosted version requires an email sign-in
  • Needs a server running Docker
  • Site support depends on yt-dlp keeping up with site changes
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted
Open source Closed source
License: AGPL-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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