ChannelTube
Download video or audio from YouTube channels on a schedule via yt-dlp.
Activity has dropped noticeably. Check the repository before committing to it.
Commit activity more than 15% of tracked projects; popularity more than 17%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 327 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.9.8 · 21 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker |
Is ChannelTube actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 34 commits, of which 5 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 2 commits a month.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 50% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v0.9.8, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Note that ChannelTube depends on a third-party service to work fully. It is self-hosted, but not self-contained: if that external service changes its terms or disappears, your instance is affected.
ChannelTube ranks #27 of 31 tracked media management projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What ChannelTube actually does
ChannelTube is a self-hosted media management tool designed to download video and audio content from YouTube channels automatically on a schedule. It relies on yt-dlp under the hood to handle the retrieval process. The software is provided under the AGPL-3.0 licence and is distributed as a containerised application.
Best fit: This is a suitable choice if you want to mirror specific YouTube creators or build a local archive of video and audio feeds without manual intervention.
Worth knowing: Development activity is currently slowing down, which may impact how quickly upstream changes from YouTube or yt-dlp are addressed. Additionally, it overlaps heavily with more established media archiving stacks.
Deployment notes
As a Docker-based deployment, you will typically need to configure persistent volumes for your downloaded media files and use a reverse proxy if you require external TLS access.
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