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youtube-dl-serverMeTube
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

Free to self-host from the public repository.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • REST API for sending downloads from scripts or other tools
  • Choice of yt-dlp or youtube-dl backends
  • Supports YouTube and dozens of other sites through yt-dlp
  • Downloads video, audio, captions and thumbnails
  • Minimal interface without library management or playback
  • No tagged releases
  • 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
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 September 23, 2026

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