YT Zero

YT Zero is a self-hosted YouTube inbox for people who want subscriptions rather than recommendations. It collects every video from the channels you follow and nothing else, applying your own rules instead of an algorithm, and needs no login. Topics mention RSS, SponsorBlock, SQLite and Docker.

Important: the README states that the author has decided to stop maintaining the project because of uncertainty about the legal side of how some of the underlying software and integrations are used. The 2026.09.10 release is planned to be the last public one, fixing as many issues as practical and bringing the tvOS app to a usable state so a successor has a foundation. The author gives blessing to anyone who wants to take over, and may revisit the idea later using only official paths like RSS and the official YouTube API.

The project is written in TypeScript, runs in Docker with SQLite, and is released into the public domain under the Unlicense. Anyone adopting it should weigh the maintenance and legal uncertainty described by the author.