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yt-dlpyoutube-dl-gui
Free

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

 Free

Free to download and use from GitHub.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Supports thousands of sites, listed in the project’s own supportedsites page
  • Fine-grained format selection, subtitle, thumbnail and metadata embedding
  • Graphical interface for yt-dlp and youtube-dl
  • Queue for downloading several videos in one go
  • Command line only; the graphical tools around it are separate projects
  • Merging separate video and audio streams needs FFmpeg installed
  • Depends on yt-dlp or youtube-dl to keep working with sites
  • Fork of an older project, so parts of the interface are dated
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

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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