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grimmoryvsytdlp_web_player

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

grimmoryytdlp_web_player
Score69/10055/100
Rank in category#2 of 12 in Book Management#12 of 36 in Video Streaming
GitHub stars4 624809
Stars, last 30 days+205—
Stable releases, 12 months198
Latest releasev3.5.0 · 21 Sept 2026v1.3.3 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-2.0
Main languageJavaJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

grimmory scores 69/100 against 55/100 for ytdlp_web_player, so it is the safer default.

grimmory ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for ytdlp_web_player.

If you want the quickest setup, ytdlp_web_player is easier to run; grimmory needs more configuration.

grimmory is growing faster right now (+205 stars in 30 days).

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