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automatic-ripping-machinevsTube Archivist

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

automatic-ripping-machineTube Archivist
Score67/10072/100
Rank in category#10 of 142 in Media Management#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars5 3928 552
Stars, last 30 days+148+83
Stable releases, 12 months166
Latest release2.24.4 · 3 Oct 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 67/100 for automatic-ripping-machine, so it is the safer default.

automatic-ripping-machine ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tube Archivist.

If you want the quickest setup, automatic-ripping-machine is easier to run; Tube Archivist needs more configuration.

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