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Pinchflat

Download YouTube content built using yt-dlp

Pinchflat is a self-hosted media manager for YouTube content, built on yt-dlp. You set up rules for channels or playlists, and it periodically checks them for new videos and downloads them to disk, so you can watch them later in a media centre app such as Plex, Jellyfin or Kodi, or in VLC. It runs as one Docker container with no external dependencies, and it has a web interface with presets to get started. You can build naming rules so files are stored where and how you want them, and it supports audio-only downloads and custom handling for YouTube Shorts and livestreams. Pinchflat can serve RSS feeds to a podcast app, send notifications through Apprise, redownload media after a set period to pick up better quality or updated SponsorBlock tags, and optionally delete old content. Advanced options include cutoff dates and title filters. The README lists installation for Unraid, Portainer and plain Docker, an environment variable reference, notes on reverse proxies and a username and password for access. The project is aimed at people who want to archive or organise content from channels and playlists rather than watch inside the app. The README mentions alternatives such as Tube Archivist, ytdl-sub and TubeSync. The repository includes a table of contents, frequently asked questions and contribution guidance, and it notes a pre-release status.