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yt-dlpTwitchDownloader
Free

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

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page
  • Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
  • Downloads VODs, clips and chat in one tool
  • Renders chat into a video for archiving or editing
  • Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects
  • Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed
  • Desktop GUI is Windows only
  • Works only with Twitch content
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Unlicense License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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