Alternatives to Stacher

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

  • Parabolic

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Parabolic is an MIT-licensed open-source yt-dlp interface with concurrent downloads and builds for Linux, Windows and macOS including ARM64.

  • youtube-dl-gui

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    youtube-dl-gui is a free, open-source front end for yt-dlp and youtube-dl with a download queue on all three desktops, though parts of its interface are dated.

  • Open Video Downloader

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

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Open Video Downloader is a free lightweight Tauri interface for youtube-dl with playlist support, though its license terms are not stated.

  • 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 hundreds of sites, with Flatpak and Snap builds rather than Debian-focused Linux packages.

  • 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 the command line tool Stacher wraps, free and open source with full control but no point-and-click interface or library.

  • 4K Video Downloader Plus

    A desktop app for saving videos, playlists and channels from YouTube and other video sites.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    4K Video Downloader Plus is a closed-source freemium downloader for playlists and channels up to 8K, with Premium features paid.

  • ClipGrab

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

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

  • MediaHuman YouTube Downloader

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

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    MediaHuman YouTube Downloader is a free proprietary app that saves whole playlists and channels and extracts MP3 audio on macOS, Windows and Ubuntu.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Stacher as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • cobalt

    Paste a link and save the media, with no ads or trackers.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Stacher is a freemium closed-source desktop GUI for yt-dlp with a searchable library and managed yt-dlp and ffmpeg installs on Windows, macOS and Linux.

  • Downie

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

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    Stacher is a freemium yt-dlp GUI for macOS, Windows and Linux that manages yt-dlp and ffmpeg and includes a searchable library.

  • Media Downloader

    Download supported online media through a desktop interface.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Stacher is a freemium, closed-source yt-dlp GUI that can install yt-dlp and ffmpeg itself and adds a searchable library.

  • MeTube

    A self-hosted web interface for yt-dlp that downloads video and audio from YouTube and other sites.

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    Stacher is a freemium desktop GUI for yt-dlp with a searchable library that can manage yt-dlp and ffmpeg, running locally rather than on a server.

  • Tartube

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Stacher is a freemium closed-source yt-dlp interface with a searchable library that also runs on macOS.

  • Video DownloadHelper

    Detects and downloads videos from a very large number of sites.

    FreemiumProprietaryBrowser extension

    Stacher is a freemium desktop GUI for yt-dlp that manages ffmpeg and keeps a searchable library, working outside the browser.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.