Alternatives to Lux

A fast command-line video downloader written in Go. 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 Lux.

  • 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 supports thousands of sites with fine-grained format selection and frequent releases, ships as a standalone binary or pip package, and needs FFmpeg to merge streams.

  • You-Get

    An open-source command-line tool that downloads videos, audio and images from web pages.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    You-Get is a similar MIT-licensed command-line downloader for video, audio and images from web pages, but it requires Python 3 instead of a single Go binary.

  • Parabolic

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Parabolic puts a desktop interface on yt-dlp for Windows, macOS and Linux, adding concurrent downloads, subtitles and metadata without needing the terminal.

  • ClipGrab

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    ClipGrab is a GPL-3.0 desktop app that downloads and converts to MP4 or MP3 in one step, though its macOS version is still a beta.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.