Youtarr
Download videos from YouTube channels on a schedule via yt-dlp, with a web UI to browse and selectively download videos. Integrates with Plex Media Server and generates NFO metadata for Jellyfin, Kodi, and Emby.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 71% of tracked projects; popularity more than 44%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 1.7k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v1.86.1 · 27 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | ISC |
| Built with | Docker |
Is Youtarr actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 671 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 250 of them.
The most recent tagged release, v1.86.1, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Note that Youtarr 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.
Of the 31 projects we track in Media Management, Youtarr ranks #6 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Youtarr actually does
Youtarr is a self-hosted media tool that automates downloading videos from specified YouTube channels on a recurring schedule. It features a web interface for browsing and picking specific media, and outputs files compatible with popular home theatre platforms like Plex, Jellyfin, Kodi, and Emby.
Best fit: Self-hosters who want to curate offline archives of specific YouTube creators and integrate them smoothly into an existing media server setup.
Worth knowing: Relying on scheduled scraping of third-party platforms means maintenance overhead when the upstream site changes its structure or blocks download mechanisms.
Deployment notes
As a Docker container, it typically requires persistent volume mounts for downloaded media storage and configuration data.
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