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4K Video Downloader Plusyt-dlp
Freemium

Free to download, with a paid Premium license for extra features.

 Free

Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Downloads entire playlists, channels and search results
  • Saves up to 4K and 8K resolution
  • Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page
  • Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
  • Some features require a paid Premium license
  • Closed source
  • Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects
  • Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: Unlicense
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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