LidaTube
Finding and fetch missing Lidarr albums via yt-dlp.
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Commit activity more than 10% of tracked projects; popularity more than 18%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 364 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.2.56 · 21 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker |
Is LidaTube actively maintained?
LidaTube is under active development: 18 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 2 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 67% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, v0.2.56, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Note that LidaTube 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.
LidaTube ranks #21 of 31 tracked media management projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What LidaTube actually does
LidaTube is a media management tool that automates finding and downloading missing albums for Lidarr using yt-dlp. It helps bridge gaps in your music library by sourcing audio content from supported video and media platforms. The application is distributed as a Docker container under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Best fit: This is a suitable utility if you run Lidarr and need a dedicated mechanism to acquire missing releases via yt-dlp automation.
Worth knowing: The project exhibits a moderate maintenance pace, meaning you may encounter slower bug fixes or limited support for upstream changes in dependent tools.
Deployment notes
You will typically need to configure persistent volumes for your downloaded media and environment variables to connect the service with your existing Lidarr instance.
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