MeTube vs Shiliu Downloader
MeTube
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| Figure | MeTube | Shiliu Downloader |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Video Downloaders | 9.1 (#4) | 8.3 (#37) |
| Batch downloads | Yes | Multiple links can be pasted and queued together with shared format rules. |
| Device platforms | web,Android,iOS,Chrome extension | macOS Apple Silicon,macOS Intel,Windows x64 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Playlist downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Subtitle downloads | Yes | Users can download subtitles or combine video with subtitles. |
| Supported sources | YouTube; dozens of other sites supported through yt-dlp | YouTube,Bilibili,and other yt-dlp-parseable sites |
Plans
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.
Shiliu Downloader
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