vod2pod-rss
Convert YouTube and Twitch channels to podcasts, no storage required. Transcodes VoDs to MP3 192k on the fly, generates an RSS feed to use in podcast clients.
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Still maintained? Yes: 24 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.2.5 (Sep 2026).
Comparisons in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming: Spotify alternatives, SoundCloud alternatives, Podbean alternatives.
At a glance
vod2pod-rss quick facts
- Health score
- 83/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 390
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.2.5, Sep 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Converts a YouTube or Twitch channel into a full blown audio podcast feed."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
vod2pod-rss scores 83/100, #13 of 28 in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming: 24 commits in the last 90 days earn 28.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.2.5, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 390 stars add 10.4 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 9.6 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 28.0 / 35
24 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.2.5 released 2 months ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 10.4 / 20
390 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
- 24
- Last 90 days
- 74
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #13 of 28 tools in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming by health , between moOde Audio (#12) and Audioserve (#14) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | v1.2.5 · 2 months ago |
| Stars | 390 |
| Open issues | 22 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | madiele/vod2pod-rss ↗ |
vod2pod-rss vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with vod2pod-rss (Media Streaming - Audio Streaming), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiobookshelf | 97 | 15k | GPL-3.0 | 7 days ago |
| Pinepods | 92 | 1k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| vod2pod-rss (this tool) | 83 | 390 | MIT | today |
| Audioserve | 82 | 863 | MIT | 2 days ago |
| mpd | 59 | 2.8k | GPL-2.0 | 3 days ago |
| musikcube | 39 | 4.9k | BSD-3-Clause | 7 months ago |
vod2pod-rss: common questions
Is vod2pod-rss still maintained?
vod2pod-rss had 24 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v1.2.5, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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