tubesync
Syncs YouTube channels and playlists to a locally hosted media server.
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Still maintained? Yes: 416 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.18.5 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Media Management: Sonarr Cloud alternatives.
At a glance
tubesync quick facts
- Health score
- 94/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 2,808
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v0.18.5, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "TubeSync is a PVR (personal video recorder) for YouTube. Or, like Sonarr but for YouTube (with a built-in download client). It is designed to synchronize channels and playlists from YouTube to local directories and update your media server once media is downloaded."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
tubesync scores 94/100, #6 of 30 in Media Management: 416 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.18.5, 22 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,808 stars add 13.8 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 6.2 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
416 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v0.18.5 released 22 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 13.8 / 20
2.8k 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
- 416
- Last 90 days
- 853
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #6 of 30 tools in Media Management by health , between Lidarr (#5) and Watcharr (#7) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Python |
| Latest release | v0.18.5 · 22 days ago |
| Stars | 2,808 |
| Open issues | 54 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | meeb/tubesync ↗ |
tubesync vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with tubesync (Media Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeTube | 97 | 15k | AGPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
| tubesync (this tool) | 94 | 2.8k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Youtarr | 93 | 1.8k | ISC | yesterday |
| youtube-dl-nas | 89 | 201 | MIT | 2 days ago |
| Elengrab | 87 | 46 | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| ChannelTube | 61 | 334 | AGPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
tubesync: common questions
Is tubesync still maintained?
tubesync had 416 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v0.18.5, is from 22 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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