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yt-dlp vs MeTube: catalog facts
yt-dlp	MeTube
Free Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.	Free Free to self-host from the public repository.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding	Supports YouTube and dozens of other sites through yt-dlp Downloads video, audio, captions and thumbnails
Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed	Needs a server running Docker Site support depends on yt-dlp keeping up with site changes
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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