SHSelfHostIndex
YT

ytdl-sub

Subscribe to and download media into a self-hosted media library

Media Servers ★ 3k stars Medium setup GPL-3.0

ytdl-sub is a tool built on yt-dlp that downloads videos, podcasts, and music from subscriptions and formats them with metadata and thumbnails for Plex, Jellyfin, or Kodi. It turns online channels into a self-hosted library kept up to date automatically.

Official siteSource code

Key features

  • Subscription-based downloading
  • Media server metadata formatting
  • yt-dlp powered
  • Recurring sync

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python

Is ytdl-sub secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for ytdl-sub's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

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

ytdl-sub replaces

Self-hosted YouTube Premium alternatives

Health badge

Maintain ytdl-sub? Add its health score to your README. The badge links back to this page.

SelfHostIndex: 87 · excellent

Markdown
[![SelfHostIndex health score for ytdl-sub](https://selfhostindex.com/badge/ytdl-sub.svg)](https://selfhostindex.com/app/ytdl-sub/)
HTML
<a href="https://selfhostindex.com/app/ytdl-sub/"><img src="https://selfhostindex.com/badge/ytdl-sub.svg" alt="SelfHostIndex health score for ytdl-sub"></a>
reStructuredText
.. image:: https://selfhostindex.com/badge/ytdl-sub.svg
   :alt: SelfHostIndex health score for ytdl-sub
   :target: https://selfhostindex.com/app/ytdl-sub/

The score is recomputed on every nightly rebuild from public repository data — see how it is calculated.

Compare ytdl-sub

2 head-to-head comparisons.

Similar media servers apps