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yt-dlpVideoDuke
Free

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

 Paid

Paid app with a demo limited to two downloads, and upgrades from earlier versions at half…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line macOS
  • Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page
  • Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
  • Supports over 1,000 video sites
  • Downloads up to 8K along with audio and captions
  • Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects
  • Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed
  • YouTube downloads may currently be limited
  • macOS only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
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

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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