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yt-dlp vs Pinchflat: catalog facts
yt-dlp	Pinchflat
Free Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.	Free Free to use with no paid tier.
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	Downloads new channel and playlist videos automatically Output fits into existing media server libraries
Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed	Limited to YouTube as a source Depends on YouTube not blocking downloads
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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