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HomeTube vs MyTube: catalog facts
HomeTube	MyTube
Freemium Self-hosting is free under AGPL-3.0; the hosted version has a free quota.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Built-in SponsorBlock removal Automatic best-quality format selection with manual override	Channel subscriptions with automatic downloads Built-in player and collections for the downloaded library
Development focus is partly shifting to the successor platform Content Hosted version requires an email sign-in	No tagged releases; deployment follows the repository Code is generated entirely through AI prompting, per the README
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: MIT
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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