Alternatives to 4K Video Downloader Plus

A desktop app for saving videos, playlists and channels from YouTube and other video sites. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as 4K Video Downloader Plus.

  • yt-dlp

    A command line downloader that saves audio and video from thousands of sites, with precise control over formats.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    yt-dlp is free and open source under the Unlicense and supports thousands of sites, but it runs only from the command line and needs FFmpeg for merging streams.

  • MediaHuman YouTube Downloader

    A desktop app that downloads videos, playlists and whole channels from YouTube and other sites.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    MediaHuman YouTube Downloader is free rather than freemium and also saves whole playlists and channels in up to 8K, though it remains proprietary software.

  • Parabolic

    A desktop interface for yt-dlp with batch and concurrent downloads, subtitles, metadata and a choice of output formats.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Parabolic is a free, MIT-licensed desktop interface for yt-dlp on Windows, macOS and Linux, with concurrent downloads and audio formats such as MP3, Opus and FLAC.

  • Stacher

    A desktop GUI for yt-dlp that downloads online video and audio and organizes a library.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Stacher is a freemium desktop GUI for yt-dlp on Windows, macOS and Linux that can install yt-dlp and ffmpeg and keeps a searchable download library.

  • ytDownloader

    Open-source desktop app for downloading video and audio from hundreds of websites.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    ytDownloader is a free, open-source Electron app for Windows, macOS and Linux that downloads video or audio from hundreds of sites through a simple interface.

  • ClipGrab

    A free, open-source desktop app for downloading online videos and converting them to MP4 or MP3.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    ClipGrab is free and open source under GPLv3 and converts to MP4 or MP3 in one step, but its macOS version is still a beta.

  • Downie

    A macOS app that downloads videos from YouTube, Vimeo and over a thousand other websites.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    Downie is a paid, one-time purchase for macOS 13 or later that supports more than 1,200 video sites, but it has no Windows or Linux version.

  • Tartube

    Desktop front end for youtube-dl that downloads and organizes videos from channels and playlists.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Tartube is a free, open-source youtube-dl front end for Windows and Linux that organizes channels and playlists and checks followed channels for new videos.

Also worth comparing

These listings name 4K Video Downloader Plus as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Open Video Downloader

    A cross-platform desktop interface for youtube-dl that downloads videos and playlists from many websites.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    4K Video Downloader Plus is a closed-source freemium app that saves playlists and channels up to 8K, with some features behind a Premium license.

  • Pinchflat

    A self-hosted app that downloads YouTube channels and playlists into your media server library.

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    4K Video Downloader Plus downloads whole channels and playlists from a closed-source desktop app, with some features requiring Premium.

  • youtube-dl-gui

    A cross-platform graphical front end for yt-dlp and youtube-dl with a download queue.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    4K Video Downloader Plus is a closed-source freemium desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux that saves playlists, channels and subtitles, with some features paid.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.