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Tube Archivist

Organize, search, and enjoy your YouTube collection. Subscribe, download, and track viewed content with metadata indexing and a user-friendly interface.

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Still maintained? Yes: 58 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.6.0 (Oct 2026).

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Docker #3 of 19 in Media Streaming - Video Streaming

At a glance

Tube Archivist quick facts

Health score
96/100 GOOD
Stars
8,553
Last commit
5 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v0.6.0, Oct 2026
Licence
GPL-3.0
View tubearchivist/tubearchivist on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "For minimal system requirements, the Tube Archivist stack needs around 2GB of available memory for a small testing setup and around 4GB of available memory for a mid to large sized installation. Minimal with dual core with 4 threads, better quad core plus. This project requires docker. Ensure it is installed and running on your system."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Tube Archivist scores 96/100, #3 of 19 in Media Streaming - Video Streaming: 58 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.6.0, 5 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 8,553 stars add 15.7 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 4.3 more points.

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

Health over time

Health 96 on 11 Sep, 96 nowSteady at 96 since 11 Sep
  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    58 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v0.6.0 released 5 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 15.7 / 20

    8.6k 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

242 commits over the last 12 months
58
Last 90 days
242
Last 12 months
5 days ago
Last push

Ranked #3 of 19 tools in Media Streaming - Video Streaming by health , between SRS (#2) and OvenMediaEngine (#4) .

Details

LicenceGPL-3.0
PlatformsDocker
Latest releasev0.6.0 · 5 days ago
Stars8,553
Open issues14
DockerYes
Repositorytubearchivist/tubearchivist ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Tube Archivist vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with Tube Archivist (Media Streaming - Video Streaming), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Paperless-ngx 99 47k GPL-3.0 today
ArchiveBox 98 29k MIT yesterday
Invidious 98 26k AGPL-3.0 4 days ago
Tube Archivist (this tool) 96 8.6k GPL-3.0 5 days ago
Collective Access - Providence 78 388 GPL-3.0 today
Tube 13 6 MIT 5 months ago

Tube Archivist: common questions

Is Tube Archivist still maintained?

Tube Archivist had 58 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 5 days ago; the latest tagged release, v0.6.0, is from 5 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.