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MTranServervstelethon_downloader

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

MTranServertelethon_downloader
Score63/10045/100
Rank in category#4 of 9 in Translation#34 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars4 731206
Stars, last 30 days+12+0
Stable releases, 12 months90
Latest releasev5.1.0 · 16 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
Main languageC++Python

Which one should you pick?

MTranServer scores 63/100 against 45/100 for telethon_downloader, so it is the safer default.

MTranServer ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for telethon_downloader.

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

MTranServer is growing faster right now (+12 stars in 30 days).

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