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YoutubeDownloader4KTUBE
Free

Free and open source, with development funded by community donations.

 Free

Available at no cost from Flathub, Snap, GitHub and the Microsoft Store under a…

Windows Windows, Linux
  • Downloads full playlists as well as single videos
  • Runs locally as a desktop app instead of an ad-supported website
  • Downloads single videos, playlists, audio and subtitles
  • Choice of resolution up to 4K or 8K
  • Limited to YouTube
  • Depends on YouTube's site behaviour, which can change and break downloads
  • Proprietary licence despite published code
  • No macOS version
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: MIT License: Proprietary
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Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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