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Tube vs MediaCMS: catalog facts
TubeMediaCMS
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Free

The software is free to self-host; professional support and development are sold…

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Automatic transcoding to MP4 with H.265 and AAC
  • Multiple collections and an RSS feed
  • Adaptive streaming with captions and chapters
  • Role-based permissions and private or unlisted media
  • Few features compared with full video platforms
  • Small project with a small community
  • Requires running and maintaining your own server
  • Aimed more at publishing platforms than personal home libraries
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open 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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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