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youtube-dl-gui vs MeTube: catalog facts
youtube-dl-gui	MeTube
Free Free to download and use from GitHub.	Free Free to self-host from the public repository.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Self-hosted
Graphical interface for yt-dlp and youtube-dl Queue for downloading several videos in one go	Supports YouTube and dozens of other sites through yt-dlp Downloads video, audio, captions and thumbnails
Depends on yt-dlp or youtube-dl to keep working with sites Fork of an older project, so parts of the interface are dated	Needs a server running Docker Site support depends on yt-dlp keeping up with site changes
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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