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Stacher vs yt-dlp: catalog facts
Stacher	yt-dlp
Freemium The yt-dlp GUI is free without limits; optional Stacher Premium supports the project.	Free Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Point-and-click access to yt-dlp options Can install and manage yt-dlp and ffmpeg	Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
Linux builds target Debian-based distributions Relies on third-party yt-dlp and ffmpeg	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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