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yle-dl vs svtplay-dl: catalog facts
yle-dl	svtplay-dl
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Command line
Downloads from Yle Areena, Elävä Arkisto and Yle news Saves videos as Matroska or MP4	Supports SVT Play, TV4 Play and other services Frequent releases that track site changes
Requires Python and ffmpeg Podcast downloads also require wget	No graphical interface Focused mainly on Swedish and Nordic play services
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is 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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