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4KTUBE vs YoutubeDownloader: catalog facts
4KTUBE	YoutubeDownloader
Free Available at no cost from Flathub, Snap, GitHub and the Microsoft Store under a…	Free Free and open source, with development funded by community donations.
Windows, Linux	Windows
Downloads single videos, playlists, audio and subtitles Choice of resolution up to 4K or 8K	Downloads full playlists as well as single videos Runs locally as a desktop app instead of an ad-supported website
Proprietary licence despite published code No macOS version	Limited to YouTube Depends on YouTube's site behaviour, which can change and break downloads
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Proprietary	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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