I tried some of the many YouTube downloaders - Here's my breakdown...

Self-Hosted Alternatives to Popular Services

Por: ／u／Zestyclose_Car1088

8 Agosto 2024 at 13:03

I did a quick evaluation of the various YouTube downloaders that I have seen recommended here, apologies if I missed any or made any mistakes.
Note: This is a matted of personal opinion.

General Recommendations:

Modern Feel: PinchFlat
Full Channels: TubeArchivist
Minimalist: ChannelTube
Single Downloads: Metube

Detailed Comparison

Feature	PinchFlat	TubeArchivist	TubeSync	ChannelTube	YoutubeDL-Material	ytdl-sub-gui
Simple/Nice UI	✅	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
Lightweight and Quick	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌
Self-contained Image	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Easy Setup	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
Auto-Delete Old Files	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Filter Text	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	✅
Built-in Player	✅	✅	❌	❌	✅	❌
Audio Only Option	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅
Single Download	❌	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅
Highly Customizable	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	✅
Defer Download	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	✅

Individual One-Off Downloaders

Feature	Metube	yt-dlp-web-ui	*Cobalt
Simple/Nice UI	✅	✅	✅
Parallel Downloads	❌	✅	❌
Multiple Folder Locations	✅	❌	❌

What do you use and what are your thoughts?

Edit1: Cobalt is self hosted but downloads to local machine.
Edit2: PinchFlat can filter by text.
Edit3: yt-dlp is king and most, if not all, use it.
Edit4: There are many custom builds out there as well.
Edit5: I tried JDownloader2 (maybe I have the wrong image) but access to the UI via VNC/RemoteViewer is a hard no for me.

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