pinchflat

I recently discovered Pinchflat [1], which seems like an *arr-inspired web alternative, and works great for me - I just need to add the videos I want downloaded to a playlist and it picks them up. Also uses yt-dlp under the hood. 1. https://github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat

pinchflat (https://github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat) is an alternative to tubearchivst. less mature but also less buggy IME

To manage my child’s online viewing, I remove YouTube from all of his devices and instead use Pinchflat[1] to automatically download videos from a curated list of pre‑approved channels. We periodically explore YouTube together to discover new content aligned with his interests, which I then add to the list. Pinchflat retrieves new uploads within hours and automatically deletes them after a set period. The videos are stored locally and made available through Plex, Emby, or Jellyfin for remote access. This approach eliminates ads and algorithm‑driven recommendations while giving me full control over content, though it requires some setup, ongoing management, and storage capacity. [1]https://github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat

I haven't tried it myself yet, but I self host my own Jellyfin(1) instance, and I've had it recommended to combine it with pinchflat(2), which will auto download and label entire youtube channels, as they publish new videos. So then you could use it to archive and provide access to the channels you want without worrying about the recommendations and other channels. 1. https://jellyfin.org/ 2. https://github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat

I run pinchflat [0] to automate yt-dlp and file management behind the scenes. Also can integrate with sponsorblock to remove in-video ads. 0 - https://github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat

Check out https://github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat or https://github.com/meeb/tubesync You have to install them on a server or desktop, but they can both snip out sponsored sections from videos.

I was looking at TubeArchivist. But didn’t like that it required 3 separate containers. Then I found Pinchflat on the selfhosted sub. It works as a single container and was easy deployment. Has been working well. https://github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat