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youtube-dl-nas vs MeTube: catalog facts
youtube-dl-nas	MeTube
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to self-host from the public repository.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Authenticated dashboard with live progress and history Mobile sharing from Android and iOS	Supports YouTube and dozens of other sites through yt-dlp Downloads video, audio, captions and thumbnails
Built for individual URLs, not scheduled channel backups Requires Docker on a NAS or server	Needs a server running Docker Site support depends on yt-dlp keeping up with site changes
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
Account 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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