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Tartube vs Stacher: catalog facts
Tartube	Stacher
Free Free and open source.	Freemium The yt-dlp GUI is free without limits; optional Stacher Premium supports the project.
Windows, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Organizes channels, playlists and videos in a library Checks followed channels for new videos	Point-and-click access to yt-dlp options Can install and manage yt-dlp and ffmpeg
Depends on youtube-dl or a compatible downloader GTK interface can look out of place on Windows	Linux builds target Debian-based distributions Relies on third-party yt-dlp and ffmpeg
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed 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 23, 2026

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