MyTube

Downloader and player for yt-dlp-supported sites with channel subscriptions, cloud upload support, and local library organization.

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Still maintained? Yes: 454 commits in the last 90 days.

Comparisons in Media Management: Sonarr Cloud alternatives.

Docker #21 of 30 in Media Management

At a glance

MyTube quick facts

Health score: 67/100 SLOWING
Stars: 1,273
Last commit: today (Oct 2026)
Latest release: No tagged release
Licence: MIT

View franklioxygen/MyTube on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "Self-hosted downloader and player for YouTube, Bilibili, Twitch, MissAV, and yt-dlp sites. Features channel subscriptions, auto-downloads, local media storage, and private RSS feed links for external readers. Organize your library into collections with a sleek UI. Includes built-in Cloudflare Tunnel support for secure remote access without port forwarding. Docker-ready deployment."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

MyTube scores 67/100, #21 of 30 in Media Management: 454 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 1,273 stars add 12.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.

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

Commit activity 35.0 / 35

454 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25

No tagged release found
Stars 12.4 / 20

1.3k 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

454
Last 90 days: 1,423
Last 12 months: today
Last push

Ranked #21 of 30 tools in Media Management by health , between TrackWatch (#20) and Ombi (#22) .

Details

Licence	MIT
Platforms	Nodejs, Docker
Latest release	No tagged release
Stars	1,273
Open issues	7
Docker	Yes
Repository	franklioxygen/MyTube ↗

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Sonarr	97	17k	GPL-3.0	today
Seerr	96	13k	MIT	yesterday
PodFetch	91	519	Apache-2.0	6 days ago
Reaparr	91	700	GPL-3.0	7 days ago
Elengrab	87	46	AGPL-3.0	today
MyTube (this tool)	67	1.3k	MIT	today