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Invidious vs tunarr
Invidious has 24,469 GitHub stars, 2,746 forks, 480 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. tunarr has 2,579 stars, 130 forks, 206 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Invidious leads on adoption by 849% (24,469 vs 2,579 stars). Invidious is written in Crystal under AGPL-3.0; tunarr is written in TypeScript under Zlib. Invidious has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, tunarr 5%. tunarr was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Invidious | tunarr | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 2.6K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Zlib |
| Written in | Crystal | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 130 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Invidious if
- You weight community size — 24K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Crystal
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick tunarr if
- You want the tunarr feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Zlib license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and tunarr fits your workflow better
About Invidious
Invidious is an open source, AGPL 3.0 alternative front end to YouTube, written in Crystal, aimed at people who want to watch videos without ads, tracking, or a Google account.
read the full Invidious overview →
About tunarr
Tunarr is a self hosted media streaming project written in TypeScript and released under the Zlib license. It creates custom live TV channels from existing media libraries, including Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, and local files. The project lives in the self hosted IPTV and local media streaming ecosystem, where users want their media servers and media players to present a broadcast style channel lineup.
read the full tunarr overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Invidious or tunarr more popular?
Invidious has 24,469 GitHub stars and tunarr has 2,579. Invidious has the larger community by that measure.
Are Invidious and tunarr free?
Both are open source. Invidious is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and tunarr under Zlib. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Invidious and tunarr?
Invidious is written in Crystal and tunarr in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Invidious or tunarr?
Choose Invidious if you want the larger community (24,469 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose tunarr if its feature set, stack or Zlib licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.