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Tubeup vs youtube-dl: catalog facts
Tubeup	youtube-dl
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.	Free Free and released into the public domain under the Unlicense.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Command line
Transfers video metadata along with the video Supports providers handled by yt-dlp	Supports YouTube and many other video sites Downloads whole playlists
Requires an Internet Archive account to upload Setup involves several dependencies	Command line only, without a graphical interface Site support can break when video sites change
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Unlicense
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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