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Pinchflat vs Tube Archivist: catalog facts
Pinchflat	Tube Archivist
Free Free to use with no paid tier.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Web, Browser extension
Downloads new channel and playlist videos automatically Output fits into existing media server libraries	Indexes video metadata for browsing and searching through a web interface.
Limited to YouTube as a source Depends on YouTube not blocking downloads	Requires server storage and supporting services.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Browser extension
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
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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