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Downie vs yt-dlp: catalog facts
Downie	yt-dlp
Paid A permanent licence costs $19.99 after a free trial, or the app is included in a Setapp…	Free Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Supports more than 1,200 video sites One-time purchase with no subscription required	Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
macOS only Requires macOS 13 or later	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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