Halcyon VideovsInvidious
Two self-hosted Media Streaming projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Halcyon Video | Invidious | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 54/100 | 81/100 |
| Rank in category | #26 of 54 in Media Streaming | #1 of 54 in Media Streaming |
| GitHub stars | 947 | 25 799 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +1 055 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 6 |
| Latest release | v0.30.0 · 28 Oct 2026 | v2.20261022.0 · 22 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Crystal |
Which one should you pick?
Invidious scores 81/100 against 54/100 for Halcyon Video, so it is the safer default.
Halcyon Video ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Invidious.
Invidious is growing faster right now (+1 055 stars in 30 days).
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