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MeTube vs Media Downloader: catalog facts
MeTube	Media Downloader
Free Free to self-host from the public repository.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
Supports YouTube and dozens of other sites through yt-dlp Downloads video, audio, captions and thumbnails	Wraps yt-dlp and other command-line backends with configurable presets.
Needs a server running Docker Site support depends on yt-dlp keeping up with site changes	Website support depends on the installed download backends.
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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