HomeTube
Web UI to download videos and playlists from 1700+ sites into a Plex or Jellyfin library, with quality selection, SponsorBlock sponsor removal, subtitles, clip cutting and resilient playlist sync.
- Media Management
- Python
- AGPL-3.0
- Docker
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 1,503
- Forks
- 97
- Open issues
- 2
- Commits, last 12 months
- 59
- Last commit
- Oct 6, 2026
- Latest release
- v2.13.0Sep 22, 2026
- Created
- Sep 15, 2025
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About HomeTube
Web UI to download videos and playlists from 1700+ sites into a Plex or Jellyfin library, with quality selection, SponsorBlock sponsor removal, subtitles, clip cutting and resilient playlist sync. HomeTube is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and written mainly in Python, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 1,503 stars and 97 forks on GitHub, with 59 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- docker
- homelab
- jellyfin
- open-source
- plex
- selfhosted
- sponsorblock
- youtube-downloader
- yt-dlp
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What is HomeTube?
HomeTube is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Media Management category. Web UI to download videos and playlists from 1700+ sites into a Plex or Jellyfin library, with quality selection, SponsorBlock sponsor removal, subtitles, clip cutting and resilient playlist sync. The source code lives at github.com/EgalitarianMonkey/hometube, where it has 1,503 stars.
Is HomeTube free and open source?
Yes. HomeTube is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run HomeTube with Docker?
Yes. HomeTube provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to HomeTube?
Popular open-source alternatives to HomeTube include Sonarr, MeTube and Radarr.
Is HomeTube actively maintained?
The most recent commit to HomeTube was on Oct 6, 2026 with 59 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.13.0, published Sep 22, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.