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Elengrab vs youtube-dl-server: catalog facts
Elengrab	youtube-dl-server
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Built-in viewer for downloaded media Single binary or Docker deployment	REST API for sending downloads from scripts or other tools Choice of yt-dlp or youtube-dl backends
Small project with few contributors Relies on yt-dlp and ffmpeg for site support	Minimal interface without library management or playback No tagged releases
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	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 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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