Self-hosted projects tagged “Media”

Free open-source video editor for web, desktop, and mobile with timeline editing, multi-track support, real-time preview, and local-first privacy.

MITActively maintained

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CapCut+16

Mastodon is an open-source, ActivityPub-compatible social network server for microblogging, offering federated timelines, moderation tools, media support, and APIs.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Threads+7

Cobalt is a self-hostable web media downloader for saving publicly accessible videos and audio from supported social platforms via a simple paste-a-link interface and API.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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iTubeGo+4

Koel is a web-based personal music streaming server with a modern player UI, multi-user support, playlists, library management, and optional mobile apps.

MITActively maintained

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Plex+12

A lightweight web interface for yt-dlp (youtube-dl fork) that manages queued downloads, playlists, and filename templates via Docker or local Python/Angular setup.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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4K Video Downloader+10

Self-hosted movie collection manager that monitors RSS, searches indexers, and automates downloading, importing, renaming, and quality upgrades via Usenet or torrents.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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SickChill+1

Open-source, self-hosted media request and discovery tool for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby with DVR integration and Radarr/Sonarr support.

Thumbor is an open-source image processing server for on-demand resizing, smart cropping, format conversion, and filter pipelines via URL-based HTTP requests.

MITActively maintained

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CloudConvert+4

Pixelfed is a free, open-source, ActivityPub-based photo sharing social network that federates with the Fediverse for decentralized social media.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Instagram+7

Self-hosted SponsorBlock client that connects to YouTube TV apps on smart TVs and streaming devices to automatically skip sponsor segments, intros, and more.

Self-hosted YouTube media manager that automates downloads from channels and playlists using rules, storing files on disk for Plex/Jellyfin/Kodi or archiving.

AGPL-3.0Slowing down

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iTubeGo+2

Modern open source video and media CMS for hosting, organizing, and streaming video, audio, images, and PDFs with RBAC and a REST API.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Vimeo+9

Overseerr is a media discovery and request management app for Plex that integrates with Sonarr and Radarr to approve, track, and fulfill movie and TV requests.

MITSlowing down

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Trakt VIP+1

Bazarr is a Sonarr/Radarr companion that automatically searches, downloads, and upgrades subtitles for your movies and TV shows based on per-title language preferences.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Plex+1

Self-hosted media tracker to manage movies, TV shows, anime, manga, video games, and books with history, lists, calendar, imports, and multi-user support.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Trakt+6

Pinry is an open-source tiling image board to save, tag, and share images, videos, and web pages, with multi-user support and a full API.

BSD-2-ClauseSlowing down

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Pinterest+7

Kometa is a Python tool that automates Plex metadata, builds collections and playlists, and applies overlays using configuration files and third-party metadata sources.

MITActively maintained

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Plex+1

Self-hosted web interface for managing video/audio downloads using youtube-dl, with a Material Design UI, queue management, and an optional public API.

MITActively maintained

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4K Video Downloader+15

An open-source WebRTC SFU that routes media for scalable multiparty video conferencing; supports Colibri XMPP/REST control, DTLS/SRTP, and Prometheus metrics.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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LiveKit Cloud+17

Gramps is an open source genealogy program for building and managing family trees with sources, media, and reports, including charts and web-style narrative output.

GPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Family Tree Maker+1

TubeSync is a YouTube PVR that automatically indexes channels or playlists, downloads new videos, and updates Plex or Jellyfin with organized local media.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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iTubeGo+2

Real-time monitoring platform for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby with session tracking, playback analytics, stream maps, alerts, and account-sharing detection rules.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Tautulli+1

Self-hosted IPTV channel builder that turns your Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby libraries into scheduled live TV streams with an HDHomeRun-style tuner, M3U, and web guide.

ZlibActively maintained

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Channels DVR+2

Fladder is a cross-platform Jellyfin client that streams, transcodes, and downloads media for offline playback, with profile switching, library management, and adaptive UI.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Infuse Pro+5

Reiverr is a combined interface for TMDB discovery plus integrations with Jellyfin, Radarr, and Sonarr, aiming to replace Overseerr with a plugin-based playback system.

AGPL-3.0Likely dormant

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Overseerr+2

Maintainerr is a self-hosted maintenance tool for Plex libraries that uses rules and integrations (Plex, *arr, Seerr, Tautulli) to find and remove unwanted media.

SoulSync automates music discovery, playlist curation, downloads, and library organization, syncing results to media servers like Plex, Jellyfin, and Navidrome.

MITActively maintained

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Spotify+8

Self-hosted personal photo gallery for uploading, organizing, and browsing photos with albums, EXIF parsing, geolocation map view, and Live/Motion Photo support.

MITActively maintained

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Google Photos+13

Explo is a self-hosted music discovery tool that uses ListenBrainz recommendations to fetch personalized playlists, download tracks, and add them to your media server library.

MITActively maintained

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Spotify+4

Immich Kiosk is a lightweight, highly configurable slideshow web app that displays assets from an Immich server on kiosk devices and browsers.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Aura Frames+5