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yt-dlp vs Tartube: catalog facts
yt-dlp	Tartube
Free Released into the public domain under the Unlicense; there is nothing to buy.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Linux
Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding	Organizes channels, playlists and videos in a library Checks followed channels for new videos
Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed	Depends on youtube-dl or a compatible downloader GTK interface can look out of place on Windows
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Unlicense	License not stated
No account needed	No account 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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