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YoutubeDownloader vs yt-dlp: catalog facts
YoutubeDownloader	yt-dlp
Free Free and open source, with development funded by community donations.	Free Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Downloads full playlists as well as single videos Runs locally as a desktop app instead of an ad-supported website	Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
Limited to YouTube Depends on YouTube's site behaviour, which can change and break downloads	Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Unlicense
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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