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JDownloader vs yt-dlp: catalog facts
JDownloader	yt-dlp
Free Free to download and use.	Free Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Plugin support for a large number of hosting and video sites Browser integration and link capture	Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
Plugins can break when a site changes and need updates Requires Java	Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Unlicense
No account 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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