YoutubeDL-Server
Web and REST interface to Youtube-DL for downloading videos onto a server.
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Still maintained? Yes: 21 commits in the last 90 days.
Comparisons in Media Management: Sonarr Cloud alternatives.
At a glance
YoutubeDL-Server quick facts
- Health score
- 55/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 319
- Last commit
- 3 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- No tagged release
- Licence
- MIT
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Why it ranks here
Health score explained
YoutubeDL-Server scores 55/100, #26 of 30 in Media Management: 21 commits in the last 90 days earn 24.5 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 319 stars add 10.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 24.5 / 35
21 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25
No tagged release found
- Stars 10.0 / 20
319 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
- 21
- Last 90 days
- 74
- Last 12 months
- 3 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #26 of 30 tools in Media Management by health , between Lidify (#25) and yt-dlp Web UI (#27) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Python, Docker |
| Latest release | No tagged release |
| Stars | 319 |
| Open issues | 4 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | nbr23/youtube-dl-server ↗ |
YoutubeDL-Server vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with YoutubeDL-Server (Media Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeTube | 97 | 15k | AGPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
| tubesync | 94 | 2.8k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Youtarr | 93 | 1.8k | ISC | yesterday |
| youtube-dl-nas | 89 | 201 | MIT | 2 days ago |
| YoutubeDL-Server (this tool) | 55 | 319 | MIT | 3 days ago |
| ydl_api_ng | 28 | 240 | GPL-3.0 | 2 months ago |
YoutubeDL-Server: common questions
Is YoutubeDL-Server still maintained?
YoutubeDL-Server had 21 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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