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yt-dlp Web UI

Web GUI for yt-dlp

Media Servers Archived ★ 2.6k stars Medium setup MPL-2.0

This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained media servers alternative.

A terrible web ui and RPC server for yt-dlp. Designed to be self-hosted.

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Strengths

  • Released under the MPL-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.6k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Go

Is yt-dlp Web UI secure?

3 known vulnerabilities affect yt-dlp Web UI's latest release (v4.0.0) according to OSV.dev; the most severe is rated high.

Affecting v4.0.0

AdvisorySeveritySummary
CVE-2026-109967Highyt-dlp-web-ui through 4.0.0 NULL Pointer Dereference DoS via Service.Formats
CVE-2026-109966Mediumyt-dlp-web-ui through 4.0.0 Argument Injection via Service.Formats JSON-RPC Method
CVE-2026-93371Mediummarcopiovanello yt-dlp-web-ui generic.go NewGenericDownload command injection

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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