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ytDownloaderOpen Video Downloader
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

Free to download from GitHub.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Downloads video or audio from hundreds of sites
  • Builds for Windows, macOS and Linux, including Flatpak and Snap
  • No command line needed to use youtube-dl
  • Handles playlists as well as single videos
  • Site support can break when websites change
  • Electron app, heavier than a command-line tool
  • Depends on the underlying downloader supporting a given site
  • The research does not state the license terms
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Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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