ClipBucket

Start your own video sharing website (YouTube/Netflix Clone) in a matter of minutes.

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Still maintained? Yes: 64 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 5.5.3-#221 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to YouTube and Vimeo.

Docker #8 of 17 in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming

At a glance

ClipBucket quick facts

Health score: 89/100 GOOD
Stars: 182
Last commit: yesterday (Oct 2026)
Latest release: 5.5.3-#221, Oct 2026
Licence: AAL

View MacWarrior/clipbucket-v5 on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "ClipBucket V5 is a free updated and upgraded version of ClipBucket ."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

ClipBucket scores 89/100, #8 of 17 in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming: 64 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (5.5.3-#221, 9 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 182 stars add 9.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 11.0 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

Commit activity 35.0 / 35

64 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
Release recency 25.0 / 25

5.5.3-#221 released 9 days ago
Stars biggest shortfall 9.0 / 20

182 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
Not archived 10.0 / 10

Repository is active
Docker support 10.0 / 10

Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

64
Last 90 days: 281
Last 12 months: yesterday
Last push

Ranked #8 of 17 tools in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming by health , between mikochi (#7) and MistServer (#9) .

Details

Licence	AAL
Platforms	Docker, PHP
Latest release	5.5.3-#221 · 9 days ago
Stars	182
Open issues	54
Docker	Yes
Repository	MacWarrior/clipbucket-v5 ↗

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ClipBucket vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with ClipBucket (Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming), scored on the same five terms.

Tool	Health	Stars	Licence	Last commit
Invidious	98	26k	AGPL-3.0	4 days ago
Kyoo	94	2.6k	GPL-3.0	yesterday
MediaCMS	90	5.2k	AGPL-3.0	4 days ago
ClipBucket (this tool)	89	182	AAL	yesterday
PeerTube	87	15k	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago
Owncast	86	12k	MIT	4 days ago

ClipBucket: common questions

What does ClipBucket replace?

Repoly lists ClipBucket as an open-source alternative to YouTube and Vimeo. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where ClipBucket stands against the others.

Is ClipBucket still maintained?

ClipBucket had 64 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 5.5.3-#221, is from 9 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.

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