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Windows ARMvsyoutube-dl-server

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

Windows ARMyoutube-dl-server
Score61/10047/100
Rank in category#7 of 15 in Virtualization#31 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars2 260319
Stars, last 30 days+0+0
Stable releases, 12 months100
Latest releasev6.06 · 5 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageBatchfilePython

Which one should you pick?

Windows ARM scores 61/100 against 47/100 for youtube-dl-server, so it is the safer default.

Windows ARM ships more often: 10 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; Windows ARM needs more configuration.

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