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Lux vs yt-dlp: catalog facts
Lux	yt-dlp
Free Free to download and use from GitHub.	Free Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Single Go binary that is simple to install Available through Homebrew, Scoop, Chocolatey and Linux package managers	Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
No graphical interface Works only on sites that have a supported extractor	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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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