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yt-dlpVideo Downloader
Free

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

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Linux
  • Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page
  • Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
  • Supports many sites through yt-dlp
  • Downloads whole playlists
  • Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects
  • Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed
  • Few advanced options compared with yt-dlp itself
  • Linux only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Unlicense License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Needs internet

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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