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openclawvsyoutube-dl-server

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

openclawyoutube-dl-server
Score93/10047/100
Rank in category#1 of 124 in AI#31 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars393 322319
Stars, last 30 days+2 898+0
Stable releases, 12 months370
Latest releasev2026.10.8 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

openclaw scores 93/100 against 47/100 for youtube-dl-server, so it is the safer default.

openclaw ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for youtube-dl-server.

If you want the quickest setup, youtube-dl-server is easier to run; openclaw needs more configuration.

openclaw is growing faster right now (+2 898 stars in 30 days).

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