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ElengrabMeTube
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

 Free

Free to self-host from the public repository.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Built-in viewer for downloaded media
  • Single binary or Docker deployment
  • Supports YouTube and dozens of other sites through yt-dlp
  • Downloads video, audio, captions and thumbnails
  • Small project with few contributors
  • Relies on yt-dlp and ffmpeg for site support
  • Needs a server running Docker
  • Site support depends on yt-dlp keeping up with site changes
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0 License not stated
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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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