Downlodr vs MeTube
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| Figure | Downlodr | MeTube |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Video Downloaders | 7.3 (#113) | 9.1 (#4) |
| Batch downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Device platforms | Windows | web,Android,iOS,Chrome extension |
| Download controls | Users can choose video quality and format and run multiple downloads simultaneously. | Users can select quality, format, and folder per download, and configure server-wide yt-dlp options and presets. |
| License | The public GitHub repository identifies the project as MIT licensed. | The repository lists the AGPL-3.0 license. |
| Playlist downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Downlodr downloads videos from YouTube and other mainstream video sites using the yt-dlp engine. | MeTube is a self-hosted web UI for yt-dlp that downloads videos from YouTube and hundreds of other sites to your server. |
| Security | The privacy policy says safeguards include encryption in transit and at rest, regular assessments and audits, access controls, code reviews, and security patches. | MeTube ships without authentication by design and is intended for a trusted network or use behind an authenticating reverse proxy. |
| Subtitle downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Supported sources | YouTube,Twitch,Twitter,TikTok,Vimeo,and other mainstream video sites | YouTube; dozens of other sites supported through yt-dlp |
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In their own words
MeTube
MeTube is a free, self-hosted web interface for yt-dlp that downloads media from YouTube and hundreds of other sites to a user's server. It handles video, audio, subtitles, and thumbnails from individual videos, playlists, or entire channels, with video quality up to 4K. Each download can use a selected quality, format, and folder; server-wide yt-dlp options and presets are also available. Channel and playlist subscriptions can queue new uploads. Output options include MP4, M4A, MP3, Opus, WAV, FLAC, SRT, TXT, VTT, TTML, SBV, SCC, DFXP, and JPG. Docker and Docker Compose quick starts are provided, with images for amd64 and arm64. Integrations include browser extensions, bookmarklets, an iOS Shortcut, Android share-menu apps, and a Raycast extension. MeTube has no authentication by design and is intended for a trusted network or placement behind an authenticating reverse proxy. Private and internal addresses are blocked by default. The default concurrency setting allows three downloads at once; others wait. The project is AGPL-3.0, and its scope ends after a download is written, leaving tagging and library organization to other tools.