Pinchflat

6.9easy start · #95of 137
in Video Downloaders

Free to practise onyes
Free trialno
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workno

Runs on self-hosted, Web.

Pinchflat is ranked #95 of 137 in video downloaders on The Geeks Club. It runs on Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

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Pinchflat Free Self-hosted app · one Docker container · no external dependencies github.com · 12 Oct 2026

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Supported sources: YouTube
Playlist downloads: Yes
Batch downloads: Yes
Device platforms: Web

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Purpose: Pinchflat is a self-hosted app built with yt-dlp for downloading YouTube videos from channels or playlists and periodically checking for new content.
Media use: It downloads media to disk and is not intended for watching content inside the app; the README suggests using a media center app or VLC.
Setup: The project describes itself as a single Docker container with no external dependencies and documents Docker, Podman, Portainer, and Unraid installation.
File organization: It includes a naming system for choosing how and where downloaded content is stored.
Media center integrations: The README lists first-class support for Plex, Jellyfin, and Kodi.
Podcast feeds: Pinchflat can serve RSS feeds for use with podcast apps.
Download options: It supports audio downloads and custom rules for YouTube Shorts and livestreams.
Notifications: The README lists Apprise support for notifications.
SponsorBlock: Pinchflat lists SponsorBlock integration and says it can improve SponsorBlock tags by automatically redownloading media after a set period.
Private playlists: The app can pass cookies to YouTube to download private playlists.
Advanced controls: Advanced options include custom yt-dlp options, cutoff dates, title filtering, and scripts triggered after media downloads or deletions; custom scripts are marked alpha.
Authentication: The README documents optional basic authentication through BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME and BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD environment variables.
Security: GitHub reports that the repository has no SECURITY.md security policy and no published security advisories.
Stability: The maker warns that the software is in active development, anything can break, and no stability, forward compatibility, or integrity guarantees are made.
Price from: Free

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Best Video Downloaders in 2026#95 of 137

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github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat· checked 12 Oct 2026
github.com/kieraneglin/pinchflat/security· checked 12 Oct 2026