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MacX YouTube Downloaderyt-dlp
Free

The downloader is free; the developer sells separate paid video tools.

 Free

Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.

macOS Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Downloads videos, playlists and channels
  • Supports many sites beyond YouTube
  • Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page
  • Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
  • macOS only
  • Product pages heavily promote paid upgrades
  • 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
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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