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youtube-dl-gui vs Tartube: catalog facts
youtube-dl-gui	Tartube
Free Free to download and use from GitHub.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux
Graphical interface for yt-dlp and youtube-dl Queue for downloading several videos in one go	Organizes channels, playlists and videos in a library Checks followed channels for new videos
Depends on yt-dlp or youtube-dl to keep working with sites Fork of an older project, so parts of the interface are dated	Depends on youtube-dl or a compatible downloader GTK interface can look out of place on Windows
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open 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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