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HomeTube is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Media Management category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in Python. It ships a Docker image. It has 1,536 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/EgalitarianMonkey/hometube

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
1,536
Forks
101
Open issues
2
Commits, last 12 months
95
Last commit
Oct 25, 2026
Latest release
v2.13.0Sep 22, 2026
Created
Sep 15, 2025
License
AGPL-3.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 95 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 25, 2026
Commits, last 12 months95
Latest releasev2.13.0 (Sep 22, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months10 or more
Releases, all time48
Open issues2
Open pull requests4
Good first issues0
Contributing guideYes
Security policyNo
CreatedSep 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.

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/EgalitarianMonkey/hometube.

Topics

  • docker
  • homelab
  • jellyfin
  • open-source
  • plex
  • selfhosted
  • sponsorblock
  • youtube-downloader
  • yt-dlp

Repository preview

HomeTube repository previewEgalitarianMonkey/hometubeOpen repository

FAQ

HomeTube FAQ

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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 self-hosted alternatives to HomeTube include Sonarr, MeTube and Radarr.

Is HomeTube actively maintained?

The most recent commit to HomeTube was on Oct 25, 2026 with 95 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.13.0, published Sep 22, 2026. It had 2 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.