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MyTube vs Pinchflat: catalog facts
MyTube	Pinchflat
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to use with no paid tier.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Channel subscriptions with automatic downloads Built-in player and collections for the downloaded library	Downloads new channel and playlist videos automatically Output fits into existing media server libraries
No tagged releases; deployment follows the repository Code is generated entirely through AI prompting, per the README	Limited to YouTube as a source Depends on YouTube not blocking downloads
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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