ytDownloader
Open-source desktop app for downloading video and audio from hundreds of websites.
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1 more ways to get ytDownloader
Package managers
- Flathub
flatpak install flathub io.github.aandrew_me.ytdn
About ytDownloader
ytDownloader is a graphical video and audio downloader for the desktop. You paste a link, choose a format and quality, and it saves the file, with support for hundreds of sites rather than YouTube alone.
The project is packaged for Windows, macOS and Linux, including Flatpak and Snap builds, and the interface is translated through Crowdin. It suits people who want a simple point-and-click downloader instead of a command-line tool.
Strengths
- Downloads video or audio from hundreds of sites
- Builds for Windows, macOS and Linux, including Flatpak and Snap
- Simple graphical interface
- Translated into many languages
Limitations
- Site support can break when websites change
- Electron app, heavier than a command-line tool
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- aandrew-me
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Downloading video or audio with a simple desktop app
- Categories
- Video editing, Audio tools, Download managers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Compare allSoftware that can replace ytDownloader for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Parabolic
A desktop interface for yt-dlp with batch and concurrent downloads, subtitles, metadata and a choice of output formats.
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Stacher
A desktop GUI for yt-dlp that downloads online video and audio and organizes a library.
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youtube-dl-gui
A cross-platform graphical front end for yt-dlp and youtube-dl with a download queue.
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Open Video Downloader
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ClipGrab
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4K Video Downloader Plus
A desktop app for saving videos, playlists and channels from YouTube and other video sites.
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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 a free but proprietary desktop app for macOS, Windows and Ubuntu that saves whole playlists and channels and extracts MP3 audio.
yt-dlp
A command line downloader that saves audio and video from thousands of sites, with precise control over formats.
yt-dlp is the Unlicense command line downloader supporting thousands of sites, giving precise format control but no graphical interface.
ytDownloader as an alternative
Listings that name ytDownloader as an alternative.
cobalt
Paste a link and save the media, with no ads or trackers.
ytDownloader is an open-source Electron desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux that downloads video or audio from hundreds of sites, replacing the web paste box.
Downie
A macOS app that downloads videos from YouTube, Vimeo and over a thousand other websites.
ytDownloader is a free, open-source Electron app for macOS, Windows and Linux that downloads video or audio from hundreds of sites.
Media Downloader
Download supported online media through a desktop interface.
ytDownloader is an open-source Electron app for video and audio from hundreds of sites, with Flatpak and Snap builds and many interface translations.
MeTube
A self-hosted web interface for yt-dlp that downloads video and audio from YouTube and other sites.
ytDownloader is an open source desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux that downloads from hundreds of sites, but it is a heavier Electron app.
Video DownloadHelper
Detects and downloads videos from a very large number of sites.
ytDownloader moves downloading to an open-source desktop app for video and audio from hundreds of sites, with no browser extension needed.
You-Get
An open-source command-line tool that downloads videos, audio and images from web pages.
ytDownloader is an open-source desktop app for video and audio from hundreds of sites, with a graphical interface but heavier as an Electron app.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Tartube
Desktop front end for youtube-dl that downloads and organizes videos from channels and playlists.
JDownloader
A Java download manager that fetches files and videos from many hosting sites through plugins.
Seal
An Android app that downloads video and audio from websites, built on yt-dlp.
YTDLnis
An Android app that downloads audio and video from websites using yt-dlp.
