Alternatives to youtube-dl-gui

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

  • 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 yt-dlp desktop interface for Linux, Windows and macOS with concurrent downloads, metadata, subtitles and several audio output formats.

  • Stacher

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

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

  • 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 cross-platform youtube-dl interface built with Tauri that handles playlists, 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 an open-source Electron app for Windows, macOS and Linux with Flatpak and Snap builds and many interface translations.

  • Tartube

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Tartube is an open-source youtube-dl front end for Windows and Linux that organizes channels and playlists and checks them for new videos.

  • 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 underlying command-line downloader, giving finer format control and scripting but no graphical interface.

  • ClipGrab

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    ClipGrab is a GPLv3 desktop downloader that converts to MP4 or MP3 in one step, though its macOS version is still beta.

  • 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 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.