# TubeArchivist

7 Hacker News commenters recommended TubeArchivist and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Self-hosted app that archives and organizes YouTube videos on your own server, with a browser interface. One critic found it too heavy for light needs.

## Why people recommend it

- Automates downloading and organizing videos (3 comments): "I use TubeArchivist (basically a fancy wrapper for yt-dlp) to pull them onto the server first" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46254338)) "or tubearchivist to keep me up to date and organize the videos" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47986107)) "tube archivist is a really great tool to automate that" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49226797))
- Works with yt-dlp and Jellyfin (2 comments): "I use TubeArchivist (basically a fancy wrapper for yt-dlp) to pull them onto the server first" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46254338)) "if you want to get fancy use tubearchivist with the Jellyfin plug-in" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47391090))

## What people warn about

- Too heavy for limited needs (1 comments): "I’ve had mixed luck with it and it’s a bit too heavy for my fairly limited needs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47656877))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [yt-dlp](https://hackerapproved.com/p/yt-dlp.md): 153 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "TubeArchivist", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tubearchivist/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).