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Ultimate Media Downloader vs yt-dlp: catalog facts
Ultimate Media Downloader	yt-dlp
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Supports a large number of video and audio sites Simple basic downloader for quick use	Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
Linux only Small repository with little visible development history	Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: Unlicense
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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