MeTube
Web GUI for youtube-dl, with playlist support. Allows downloading videos from dozens of websites.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 51% of tracked projects; popularity more than 84%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 15k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 2026.09.27 · 27 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Python, Nodejs, Docker |
Is MeTube actively maintained?
MeTube is under active development: 283 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 38 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, 2026.09.27, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 31 projects we track in Media Management, MeTube ranks #3 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What MeTube actually does
MeTube provides a web-based user interface for managing video downloads through youtube-dl and its forks. It supports batch queuing and playlist retrieval from a wide range of supported video-sharing platforms.
Best fit: Self-hosters who want a simple, browser-accessible queue for archiving video content without using the command line.
Worth knowing: Upstream video platforms frequently alter their site structures, requiring regular updates to the underlying download engine to prevent breakage.
Deployment notes
You will typically need to configure persistent volume storage to retain your downloaded media and handle proxy headers properly if placing the web interface behind a TLS terminator.
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