MeTube

Web GUI for youtube-dl, with playlist support. Allows downloading videos from dozens of websites.

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Still maintained? Yes: 121 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 2026.10.27 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to YouTube.

Docker #1 of 30 in Media Management

At a glance

MeTube quick facts

Health score: 97/100 GOOD
Stars: 15,139
Last commit: 3 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release: 2026.10.27, Oct 2026
Licence: AGPL-3.0

View alexta69/metube on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "📖 Guides, recipes and a troubleshooting FAQ live in the wiki — many feature requests are already a recipe there, so check it before filing one."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

MeTube scores 97/100, #1 of 30 in Media Management: 121 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (2026.10.27, 3 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 15,139 stars add 16.7 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 3.3 more points.

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

Commit activity 35.0 / 35

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

2026.10.27 released 3 days ago
Stars biggest shortfall 16.7 / 20

15k 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

121
Last 90 days: 364
Last 12 months: 3 days ago
Last push

Ranked #1 of 30 tools in Media Management by health , just above Radarr (#2) .

Details

Licence	AGPL-3.0
Platforms	Python, Nodejs, Docker
Latest release	2026.10.27 · 3 days ago
Stars	15,139
Open issues	7
Docker	Yes
Repository	alexta69/metube ↗

Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

MeTube vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with MeTube (Media Management), scored on the same five terms.

Tool	Health	Stars	Licence	Last commit
Invidious	98	26k	AGPL-3.0	4 days ago
MeTube (this tool)	97	15k	AGPL-3.0	3 days ago
Youtarr	93	1.8k	ISC	yesterday
ClipBucket	89	182	AAL	yesterday
Elengrab	87	46	AGPL-3.0	today
YoutubeDL-Server	55	319	MIT	3 days ago

MeTube: common questions

What does MeTube replace?

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

Is MeTube still maintained?

MeTube had 121 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago; the latest tagged release, 2026.10.27, is from 3 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.

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