# MeTube

MeTube is a self-hosted web interface for yt-dlp that lets you download videos, audio, and subtitles from YouTube and hundreds of other sites. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub, Proxmox, Umbrel, TrueNAS and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/398/metube

## Description

MeTube is a self-hosted web interface for yt-dlp that lets you download videos, audio, and subtitles from YouTube and hundreds of other sites. It queues downloads, tracks progress, handles whole playlists and channels, and can subscribe to channels so new uploads are grabbed automatically. It gives homelab users an always-on, no-CLI alternative to running yt-dlp by hand, with per-download quality, format, and folder control plus dark or light themes.

## Platform availability

Available on 4 of 6 install platforms: Unraid, TrueNAS, Umbrel, Proxmox.

## Health score

81/100 (Excellent), based on 4 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 100 (last commit 8 days ago)
- Popular: 83 (14,931 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 40 (3 install platforms, Docker image)
- Light to run: 80 (1 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM)

## Links

- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/alexta69/metube
- GitHub: https://github.com/alexta69/metube
- Proxmox: https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=metube
- Umbrel: https://apps.umbrel.com/app/metube
- TrueNAS: https://apps.truenas.com/catalog/metube/
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/binhex-official-metube-1q7921c0m9nvtw?q=binhex-official-metube

## Common questions

### How do I install binhex-official-metube on Unraid?

Install it from your Unraid server with Community Apps.

### How can I make MeTube use cookies when retrieving videos?

Mount a cookies.txt file and set the environment variable so MeTube can use it.

### What should I do if a MeTube download fails?

Reproduce the failure with yt-dlp inside the container, then put the working yt-dlp options in YTDL_OPTIONS.

## Alternatives

- Addoncrop YouTube Video Downloader: Easily download videos from YouTube in up to 8K resolution, convert to MP3, download subtitles, and more.
- Cobalt Tools: Ad-free and privacy-focused downloader for videos, music, and media from major social and media platforms, supporting direct sharing link d…
- FetchIt: Android app supports downloading media from YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Reddit, Twitch, Snapchat, Vimeo and more using w…
- Parabolic: Get video and audio from the web.
- Stacher: A modern GUI for yt-dlp (and other youtube-dl forks).
- Tartube: Tartube is a graphical front-end for yt-dlp, youtube-dl and other compatible video downloaders.
- YTDLnis: YTDLnis is a free and open source video/audio downloader using yt-dlp for Android 6.0 and above.
- Youtube Video and Audio Downloader: Youtube Video and Audio Downloader is an open-source project, downloading Youtube videos (using Firefox download manager) in all available…
- Youtube-DLG: Cross-platform GUI for youtube-dl, enabling video downloads from YouTube and over 1000 sites; features multi-language UI and video cutting.
- youtube-dl: Download videos from YouTube and over 1000 sites using a platform-independent command-line tool, requiring Python.
- yt-dlp: Command line program that's a youtube-dl fork that downloads videos from YouTube and over 1000 sites.

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