Alternatives to SYC PRO
A paid desktop app that downloads videos and audio from YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud as MP4 or MP3. Notes say what changes if you switch.
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SYC PRO
A paid desktop app that downloads videos and audio from YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud as MP4 or MP3.
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MediaHuman YouTube Downloader
A desktop app that downloads videos, playlists and whole channels from YouTube and other sites.
MediaHuman YouTube Downloader is free on macOS, Windows and Ubuntu and downloads whole playlists and channels up to 8K, without sending files to Apple devices.
Allavsoft
A paid video and music downloader and converter for Windows and macOS covering many sites.
Allavsoft is a paid Windows and macOS downloader and converter with batch downloads of video, music and subtitles, without the iPhone transfer and metadata editing features.
4K YouTube to MP3
A desktop app that saves the audio from YouTube and other video sites as MP3, M4A or OGG files.
MediaHuman YouTube to MP3 Converter
A desktop app that saves audio from YouTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp and other sites as MP3 files.
4K Video Downloader Plus
A desktop app for saving videos, playlists and channels from YouTube and other video sites.
4K Video Downloader Plus is freemium and adds Linux, downloading whole channels and search results, but does not send files directly to an iPhone or iPad.
VideoDuke
A macOS app that downloads videos and audio from YouTube, Vimeo and over 1,000 other sites.
VideoDuke is a paid macOS downloader for over 1,000 sites with captions and up to 8K, dropping Windows support and noting YouTube downloads may currently be limited.
SnapDownloader
A paid desktop video downloader for Windows and macOS that saves video from over 900 sites.
SnapDownloader is a paid Windows and macOS downloader covering over 900 sites with a built-in trimmer, but has no direct transfer to an iPhone or iPad.
WALTR PRO
A desktop app that converts media files and transfers them directly to an iPhone or iPad.
Downie
A macOS app that downloads videos from YouTube, Vimeo and over a thousand other websites.
Downie is a one-time purchase for macOS supporting more than 1,200 sites, dropping the Windows version and the direct transfer to iPhone and iPad.
Yate
A Mac tag editor for music and video files with scripting and online metadata lookups.
Parabolic
A desktop interface for yt-dlp with batch and concurrent downloads, subtitles, metadata and a choice of output formats.
Parabolic is a free, open-source desktop interface for yt-dlp on Linux, Windows and macOS, with concurrent downloads and subtitles but no iPhone transfer feature.
yt-dlp
A command line downloader that saves audio and video from thousands of sites, with precise control over formats.
yt-dlp is free and open source with support for thousands of sites, but works from the command line and has no direct transfer to Apple devices.
Sharepod
A desktop app that copies music, playlists and videos from an iPhone, iPad or iPod to a computer.
