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Tube Archivist

Your own searchable YouTube archive.

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  • Rating

    4.4 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Tube Archivist?

Tube Archivist is a self-hosted YouTube media server. You subscribe to channels and the videos are queued for archiving, downloaded with yt-dlp, indexed so they can be searched, played in the web interface and tracked as watched or unwatched.

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Pros: what Tube Archivist does well

  • Search across your saved videos
  • Track what you have watched
  • Automatic channel subscriptions

Cons: where it falls short

  • Setup is technical
  • Needs plenty of storage
  • Only download content you have the right to save

Who Tube Archivist is for

Collectors of educational channels who want a private library.

Who can skip it

People who do not need offline copies.

Tube Archivist alternatives

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

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MeTube

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

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Jellyfin

Focus: streaming and home server. Shares media server and self-hosted with Tube Archivist. Rated 4.7 (Tube Archivist: 4.4).

Web AppFreeCross-Platform
4.7Visit

Pinchflat

Focus: video archive and podcast. Shares youtube and self-hosted with Tube Archivist. Same 4.4 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit

Linkwarden

Focus: bookmarks, read it later and web archive. Shares self-hosted and open source with Tube Archivist. Adds iOS, Android and Chrome. Rated 4.7 (Tube Archivist: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit

ArchiveBox

Focus: web archive, bookmarks and offline copies. Shares self-hosted and open source with Tube Archivist. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Tube Archivist: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, macOS
4.6Visit

Komga

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

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to Tube Archivist

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

Kavita

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

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

LimeSurvey

Focus: surveys, forms and questionnaires. Shares self-hosted and open source with Tube Archivist. Rated 4.5 (Tube Archivist: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Shiori

Focus: bookmarks, read later and pocket alternative. Shares self-hosted and open source with Tube Archivist. Adds Chrome and Firefox. Rated 4.5 (Tube Archivist: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Chrome
4.5Visit

Audiobookshelf

Focus: audiobooks and podcasts. Shares self-hosted and media server with Tube Archivist. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.7 (Tube Archivist: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit

Open Notebook

Focus: notebooklm alternative, research and ai chat. Shares self-hosted and open source with Tube Archivist. An AI tool, not a web app. Rated 4.6 (Tube Archivist: 4.4).

AI ToolFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Shaarli

Focus: bookmarks, link sharing and minimalist. Shares self-hosted and open source with Tube Archivist. A website, not a web app. Same 4.4 rating.

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
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