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Stacher vs youtube-dl-gui: catalog facts
Stacher	youtube-dl-gui
Freemium The yt-dlp GUI is free without limits; optional Stacher Premium supports the project.	Free Free to download and use from GitHub.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Point-and-click access to yt-dlp options Can install and manage yt-dlp and ffmpeg	Graphical interface for yt-dlp and youtube-dl Queue for downloading several videos in one go
Linux builds target Debian-based distributions Relies on third-party yt-dlp and ffmpeg	Depends on yt-dlp or youtube-dl to keep working with sites Fork of an older project, so parts of the interface are dated
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account 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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