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Tube Archivist vs MeTube: catalog facts
Tube Archivist	MeTube
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free to self-host from the public repository.
Self-hosted, Web, Browser extension	Web, Self-hosted
Indexes video metadata for browsing and searching through a web interface.	Supports YouTube and dozens of other sites through yt-dlp Downloads video, audio, captions and thumbnails
Requires server storage and supporting services.	Needs a server running Docker Site support depends on yt-dlp keeping up with site changes
Self-hosted, Browser extension	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	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 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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