MyTube
Downloader and player for yt-dlp-supported sites with channel subscriptions, cloud upload support, and local library organization.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 81% of tracked projects; popularity more than 38%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 1.2k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Nodejs, Docker |
Is MyTube actively maintained?
MyTube is under active development: 1121 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 215 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.
Note that MyTube 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.
MyTube ranks #9 of 31 in Media Management, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What MyTube actually does
MyTube is a self-hosted media management tool that lets you download and play content from sites supported by yt-dlp. It includes features for managing channel subscriptions, organising a local library, and uploading media to cloud storage.
Best fit: It suits users who want a dedicated interface to automate downloading and organising video content from various supported platforms onto their own hardware.
Worth knowing: The absence of tagged releases suggests that stability may vary, requiring you to rely on rolling updates or source builds which could introduce breaking changes.
Deployment notes
Since it runs via Docker and Node.js, you will typically need to mount persistent volumes for your downloaded media library and configure a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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