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Youtarr vs Pinchflat: catalog facts
Youtarr	Pinchflat
Free Free and open source under the ISC licence; a managed deployment is available through…	Free Free to use with no paid tier.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Scheduled channel and playlist downloads NFO metadata for Jellyfin, Kodi and Emby plus Plex integration	Downloads new channel and playlist videos automatically Output fits into existing media server libraries
Focused on YouTube rather than other video sites Needs Docker and a server to run	Limited to YouTube as a source Depends on YouTube not blocking downloads
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: ISC	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 October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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