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yt-dlpDownie
Free

Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.

 Paid

A permanent licence costs $19.99 after a free trial, or the app is included in a Setapp…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line macOS
  • Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page
  • Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
  • Supports more than 1,200 video sites
  • One-time purchase with no subscription required
  • Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects
  • Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed
  • macOS only
  • Requires macOS 13 or later
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: Unlicense License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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