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youtube-dl-nas

Authenticated yt-dlp download queue for video, audio and subtitles, with history, mobile sharing and NAS file management (fork of youtube-dl-server).

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Still maintained? Yes: 44 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 26.1029 (Oct 2026).

Comparisons in Media Management: Sonarr Cloud alternatives.

Docker #15 of 30 in Media Management

At a glance

youtube-dl-nas quick facts

Health score
89/100 GOOD
Stars
201
Last commit
2 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
26.1029, Oct 2026
Licence
MIT
View hyeonsangjeon/youtube-dl-nas on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "youtube-dl-nas is a small NAS-friendly download queue for videos, audio, and subtitles. It wraps yt-dlp with an authenticated web dashboard, real-time progress updates, download history, file actions, and a REST API for automation."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

youtube-dl-nas scores 89/100, #15 of 30 in Media Management: 44 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (26.1029, 2 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 201 stars add 9.2 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 10.8 more points.

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

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

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

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    26.1029 released 2 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 9.2 / 20

    201 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

71 commits over the last 12 months
44
Last 90 days
71
Last 12 months
2 days ago
Last push

Ranked #15 of 30 tools in Media Management by health , between Houndarr (#14) and MKVPriority (#16) .

Details

LicenceMIT
PlatformsPython, Docker
Latest release26.1029 · 2 days ago
Stars201
Open issues0
DockerYes
Repositoryhyeonsangjeon/youtube-dl-nas ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

youtube-dl-nas vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with youtube-dl-nas (Media Management), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
MeTube 97 15k AGPL-3.0 3 days ago
Radarr 97 15k GPL-3.0 today
Youtarr 93 1.8k ISC yesterday
youtube-dl-nas (this tool) 89 201 MIT 2 days ago
ChannelTube 61 334 AGPL-3.0 3 days ago
Pinchflat 50 5.4k AGPL-3.0 11 months ago

youtube-dl-nas: common questions

Is youtube-dl-nas still maintained?

youtube-dl-nas had 44 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 2 days ago; the latest tagged release, 26.1029, is from 2 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.