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Pinchflat vs MeTube: catalog facts
Pinchflat	MeTube
Free Free to use with no paid tier.	Free Free to self-host from the public repository.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Downloads new channel and playlist videos automatically Output fits into existing media server libraries	Supports YouTube and dozens of other sites through yt-dlp Downloads video, audio, captions and thumbnails
Limited to YouTube as a source Depends on YouTube not blocking downloads	Needs a server running Docker Site support depends on yt-dlp keeping up with site changes
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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