Pinchflat
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Pinchflat, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Pinchflat's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pinchflat | Free | Self-hosted app · one Docker container · no external dependencies |
The facts
Each one read from Pinchflat's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Advanced controls
- Advanced options include custom yt-dlp options, cutoff dates, title filtering, and scripts triggered after media downloads or deletions; custom scripts are marked alpha.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- The README documents optional basic authentication through BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME and BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD environment variables.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Batch downloads
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Download options
- It supports audio downloads and custom rules for YouTube Shorts and livestreams.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File organization
- It includes a naming system for choosing how and where downloaded content is stored.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Media center integrations
- The README lists first-class support for Plex, Jellyfin, and Kodi.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Media use
- It downloads media to disk and is not intended for watching content inside the app; the README suggests using a media center app or VLC.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- The README lists Apprise support for notifications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Playlist downloads
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Podcast feeds
- Pinchflat can serve RSS feeds for use with podcast apps.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Private playlists
- The app can pass cookies to YouTube to download private playlists.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Pinchflat is a self-hosted app built with yt-dlp for downloading YouTube videos from channels or playlists and periodically checking for new content.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- GitHub reports that the repository has no SECURITY.md security policy and no published security advisories.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Setup
- The project describes itself as a single Docker container with no external dependencies and documents Docker, Podman, Portainer, and Unraid installation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- SponsorBlock
- Pinchflat lists SponsorBlock integration and says it can improve SponsorBlock tags by automatically redownloading media after a set period.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Stability
- The maker warns that the software is in active development, anything can break, and no stability, forward compatibility, or integrity guarantees are made.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported sources
- YouTubechecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Device platforms
- webchecked 21 Sep 2026
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