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Self-hosted alternatives to Pinchflat

50 self-hosted Photo & Video apps to use instead, best rated first.

Top picks

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    Immich

    Launch

    Back up, organize, search, and browse your personal photo and video library on your own server, with no third-party cloud access.

  2. E

    Etherpad

    Launch

    Etherpad is a modern, really-real-time collaborative document editor designed to facilitate seamless collaboration between multiple users. Its intuitive interface and robust functionality make it an ideal tool for teams and individuals look

  3. V

    VLC media player

    Launch

    VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player. It can play all your movies, shows and music in most formats directly without conversion. It allows file synchronization with Dropbox, GDrive, OneDrive, Box, iCloud Drive, iTun

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    Frigate

    Launch

    Frigate is an open-source network video recorder built around real-time AI object detection for IP security cameras. All processing runs on your own hardware, so camera feeds never have to leave your home. Instead of relying on simple motio

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    Tox

    Launch

    Whether it's corporations or governments, there's just too much digital spying going on today. Tox is an easy to use application that connects you with friends and family without anyone else listening in. While other big-name services requi

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    PhotoPrism

    Launch

    Personal photo management powered by Go and Google TensorFlow. Browse, organize, and share your personal photo collection, using the latest technologies to automatically tag and find pictures. (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Go/Docker

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MeTube

Web GUI for youtube-dl, with playlist support

Launch
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SRS

A simple, high efficiency and real-time video server, supports RTMP, WebRTC

Launch
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Docs

Transform document collaboration

Launch
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Owncast

Decentralized single-user live video streaming and chat server

Launch
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Tube Archivist

Organize, search, and enjoy your YouTube collection

Launch
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LibrePhotos

Photo management service with a slight focus on cool graphs

Launch
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PixelFed

Ethical photo sharing platform, powered by ActivityPub federation

Launch
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Photoview

Simple and user-friendly photo gallery for personal servers

Launch
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SnapOtter

Suite of 200+ web tools for converting and editing images, videos

Launch
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Zoneminder

Closed-circuit television

Launch
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MediaCMS

Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS

Launch
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Invidious

Alternative YouTube front-end

Launch
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ChronoFrame

Personal gallery application

Launch
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HomeTube

Web UI to download videos and playlists

Launch
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Stash

Web app for organizing adult videos and images

Launch
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tubesync

Syncs YouTube channels and playlists to a locally hosted media server

Launch
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Restreamer

The Restreamer is a complete streaming server solution for self-hosting

Launch
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PiGallery 2

Directory-first photo gallery website

Launch
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iSponsorBlockTV

Block and skip sponsors, while also muting and skipping ads on YouTube

Launch
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LibrePhotos

Photo management service with a slight focus on cool graphs

Launch
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Reclip

Download videos from almost any website

Launch
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YoutubeDL-Material

Self-hosted YouTube downloader built on Material Design

Launch
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Meelo

Personal Music Server, designed for collectors and music maniacs

Launch
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Photoview

Photo gallery for self-hosted personal servers

Launch
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Concat

The truly free, and open-source cross-platform CapCut replacement

Launch
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LeafWiki

A fast wiki for people who think in folders, not feeds

Launch
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Restreamer

Access H.264 real-time video streaming on your website without a streaming

Launch
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BetterShot

Screen recorder featuring cursor zoom and captions

Launch
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motionEye

Online interface for the software Motion, a video surveillance program

Launch
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Lychee

Grid and album based photo-management-system

Launch
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C

ClipCascade

ClipCascade is a lightweight utility

Launch
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Damselfly

Fast server-based photo management system for large collections of images

Launch
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Signature PDF

Sign and manipulate PDFs with collaboration, organization

Launch
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NymphCast

Turn your choice of Linux-capable hardware into an audio and video source

Launch
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Secluso

Private DIY home security camera system for Raspberry Pi

Launch
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Viseron

Self-hosted, local-only NVR and AI Computer Vision software

Launch
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Pinry

Pinry, a tiling image board system for people who want to save, tag

Launch
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O

openSIPS

SIP proxy/server for voice, video, IM, presence and any other SIP extensions

Launch
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Memtly

Event photo sharing platform and gallery with slideshow

Launch
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Photofield

Experimental fast photo viewer

Launch
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Afilmory

Modern photo gallery for photographers

Launch
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Openinary

Upload, transform, and deliver images and videos via a REST API

Launch
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Kyoo

Innovative media browser designed for seamless streaming of anime

Launch
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Immich-Frame

Awesome way to display photos as a digital photo frame

Launch

About Pinchflat

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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.

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Price
Free
Made by
kieraneglin
Category
Photo & Video
Website
github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat