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ykdl vs You-Get: catalog facts
ykdl	You-Get
Best for: People who download videos from mainland Chinese services	Best for: Terminal users who want to save media from web pages
Free Free; the repository lists an MIT license.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Focuses on video sites in mainland China Offers installation through several package managers and PyPI	Simple one-command downloads from a page URL Scriptable and cross-platform All 3 strengths for You-Get Simple one-command downloads from a page URL Scriptable and cross-platform Open source
FFmpeg is needed to merge media files mpv is listed as the default media player	Command line only Requires Python 3 All 3 limitations for You-Get Command line only Requires Python 3 Extractors can break when sites change
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ykdl github.com/LifeActor/ykdl Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for You-Get github.com/soimort/you-get Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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