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Pinchflat

Automatically keep copies of your favourite YouTube channels.

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  • Rating

    4.4 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Pinchflat?

Pinchflat is a self-hosted app that periodically checks YouTube channels and playlists and downloads new content. It runs as one Docker container with no external dependencies, works with Plex, Jellyfin and Kodi, and can serve RSS feeds to podcast apps.

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Pros: what Pinchflat does well

  • Set it up once and it keeps downloading
  • Works with media centers
  • Can feed podcast apps

Cons: where it falls short

  • Needs Docker
  • Only download content you have the right to save

Who Pinchflat is for

Viewers who want their followed channels saved locally.

Who can skip it

People who only watch online.

Pinchflat alternatives

Not sold on Pinchflat? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Tube Archivist

Focus: archive and media server. Shares youtube and self-hosted with Pinchflat. Same 4.4 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit

Glance

Focus: dashboard, start page and rss. Shares self-hosted and open source with Pinchflat. Rated 4.7 (Pinchflat: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Jellyfin

Focus: media server, streaming and home server. Shares self-hosted and open source with Pinchflat. Rated 4.7 (Pinchflat: 4.4).

Web AppFreeCross-Platform
4.7Visit

Navidrome

Focus: music, streaming and audio. Shares self-hosted and open source with Pinchflat. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Pinchflat: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, macOS
4.7Visit

Komga

Focus: comics, manga and ebooks. Shares self-hosted and open source with Pinchflat. Rated 4.6 (Pinchflat: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Miniflux

Focus: rss reader and news. Shares self-hosted and open source with Pinchflat. Rated 4.6 (Pinchflat: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to Pinchflat

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Kavita

Focus: ebooks and reading server. Shares self-hosted and open source with Pinchflat. Rated 4.5 (Pinchflat: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

MeTube

Focus: video download, audio and yt-dlp. Shares self-hosted and open source with Pinchflat. Rated 4.5 (Pinchflat: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

FreeTube

Focus: privacy, video and subscriptions. Shares youtube and open source with Pinchflat. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Pinchflat: 4.4).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Calibre-Web

Focus: ebooks, calibre and reading. Shares open source and github with Pinchflat. Rated 4.5 (Pinchflat: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

Immich

Focus: photo backup and photo library. Shares self-hosted and open source with Pinchflat. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.8 (Pinchflat: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.8Visit

Audiobookshelf

Focus: audiobooks, podcasts and media server. Shares self-hosted and open source with Pinchflat. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.7 (Pinchflat: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit
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