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MeTube vs youtube-dl-gui: catalog facts
MeTube	youtube-dl-gui
Free Free to self-host from the public repository.	Free Free to download and use from GitHub.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
Supports YouTube and dozens of other sites through yt-dlp Downloads video, audio, captions and thumbnails	Graphical interface for yt-dlp and youtube-dl Queue for downloading several videos in one go
Needs a server running Docker Site support depends on yt-dlp keeping up with site changes	Depends on yt-dlp or youtube-dl to keep working with sites Fork of an older project, so parts of the interface are dated
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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