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ytdl-sub vs MyTube: catalog facts
ytdl-sub	MyTube
Free Free to use; the source code is published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Builds metadata for Kodi, Jellyfin, Plex and Emby No media server plugins or scrapers needed	Channel subscriptions with automatic downloads Built-in player and collections for the downloaded library
Configuration is done in files, with no graphical interface Depends on yt-dlp keeping up with site changes	No tagged releases; deployment follows the repository Code is generated entirely through AI prompting, per the README
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No 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 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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