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Pinchflat vs yt-dlp: catalog facts
Pinchflat	yt-dlp
Free Free to use with no paid tier.	Free Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Downloads new channel and playlist videos automatically Output fits into existing media server libraries	Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
Limited to YouTube as a source Depends on YouTube not blocking downloads	Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Unlicense
Not stated if an account is 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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