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

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