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youtube-dl-gui vs Stacher: catalog facts
youtube-dl-gui	Stacher
Free Free to download and use from GitHub.	Freemium The yt-dlp GUI is free without limits; optional Stacher Premium supports the project.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Graphical interface for yt-dlp and youtube-dl Queue for downloading several videos in one go	Point-and-click access to yt-dlp options Can install and manage yt-dlp and ffmpeg
Depends on yt-dlp or youtube-dl to keep working with sites Fork of an older project, so parts of the interface are dated	Linux builds target Debian-based distributions Relies on third-party yt-dlp and ffmpeg
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account 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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