Youtarr
Download videos from YouTube channels on a schedule via yt-dlp, with a web UI to browse and selectively download videos. Integrates with Plex Media Server and generates NFO metadata for Jellyfin, Kodi, and Emby.
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Still maintained? Yes: 358 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.90.2 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Media Management: Sonarr Cloud alternatives.
At a glance
Youtarr quick facts
- Health score
- 93/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 1,785
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.90.2, Oct 2026
- Licence
- ISC
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Youtarr is a self-hosted YouTube downloader that automatically downloads videos from your favorite channels and playlists. It provides metadata for multiple media servers, mirrors your subscribed YouTube playlists into Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby as native playlists, pulls watch status back from those servers so you can filter your library by what's been watched, and offers optional Plex integration for automatic library refreshes. Learn more at youtarr.com."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Youtarr scores 93/100, #8 of 30 in Media Management: 358 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.90.2, 3 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,785 stars add 13.0 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 7.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
358 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.90.2 released 3 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 13.0 / 20
1.8k 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
- 358
- Last 90 days
- 982
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #8 of 30 tools in Media Management by health , between Watcharr (#7) and Downtify (#9) .
Details
| Licence | ISC |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | v1.90.2 · 3 days ago |
| Stars | 1,785 |
| Open issues | 63 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | DialmasterOrg/Youtarr ↗ |
Youtarr vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Youtarr (Media Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeTube | 97 | 15k | AGPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
| Seerr | 96 | 13k | MIT | yesterday |
| tubesync | 94 | 2.8k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Youtarr (this tool) | 93 | 1.8k | ISC | yesterday |
| Downtify | 92 | 819 | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| youtube-dl-nas | 89 | 201 | MIT | 2 days ago |
Youtarr: common questions
Is Youtarr still maintained?
Youtarr had 358 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v1.90.2, is from 3 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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