Movgrab AlternativesYouTube Downloaders and other similar apps like Movgrab

Movgrab is described as 'Movie downloader for youtube, metacafe, dailymotion, and many others, all those pesky sites that insist you use a big fat browser that runs flash in order to see their content. It's a command-line app written in straight C' and is a youtube downloader in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Movgrab for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Movgrab alternative is yt-dlp, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Movgrab are youtube-dl, Youtube-DLG, ClipGrab and Vividl.

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  1. yt-dlp icon
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    Command line program that's a youtube-dl fork that downloads videos from YouTube and over 1000 sites. The main focus of this project is adding new features and patches while also keeping up to date with the original project.

    245 yt-dlp alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Termux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Video Download
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  YouTube Downloader
    4.  FFMPEG support
    5.  Download YouTube Playlist
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
    9.  MP3 Downloader
    10.  Portable
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  SoundCloud Downloader

    yt-dlp VS Movgrab

     
    • yt-dlp is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Movgrab.

    • yt-dlp is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Movgrab.

    • yt-dlp is Free and Open SourceMovgrab is also Free and Open Source
    • yt-dlp is LightweightMovgrab is not according to our users
  2. youtube-dl icon
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    A platform-independent command-line program for downloading videos from YouTube and 1000+ sites. Supports playlists, subtitles, and multiple formats.

    251 youtube-dl alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • TrueOS
    Discontinued

    Last version was in December 2021. An active fork is yt-dlp icon yt-dlp.

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  YouTube Downloader
    2.  Download YouTube Playlist
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Video Download
    5.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
    6.  Youtube support
    7.  SoundCloud Downloader
    8.  Automatic conversion to multiple formats
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Automatic subtitles download
    11.  Support for 4K
    12.  No registration required

    youtube-dl VS Movgrab

     
  3. Youtube-DLG icon
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    A cross-platform GUI using wxPython for the popular tool youtube-dl, Youtube-DLG supports video downloads from YouTube and over 1000 sites, offers video cutting via ffmpeg, and authentication for YouTube. It features a multi-language UI, supports both youtube-dl and yt-dlp, and is open source in the public domain.

    213 Youtube-DLG alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • wxPython

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  YouTube Downloader
    2.  Graphical User Interface
    3.  Download YouTube Playlist
    4.  Video Download
    5.  SoundCloud Downloader
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Support for 4K
    9.  Automatic conversion to multiple formats
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  MP3 Downloader
    12.  Batch conversion

    Youtube-DLG VS Movgrab

     
  4. ClipGrab icon
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    ClipGrab is a free downloader and converter for YouTube, Vimeo, Metacafe, Dailymotion and many other online video sites.

    197 ClipGrab alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • youtube-dl
    • Qt
    Bundleware

    The default Windows installer contains Opencandy. A version with no third-party offers is available in Download options.

    ClipGrab Features

    1.  YouTube Downloader
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Download YouTube Playlist
    5.  Graphical User Interface
    6.  SFDC integration
    7.  MP3 Downloader
    8.  Convert video to audio (mp3)
    9.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3

    ClipGrab VS Movgrab

     
  5. Vividl icon
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    Vividl is a Windows app that lets you download videos from various websites, including YouTube.

    179 Vividl alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Vividl Features

    1.  YouTube Downloader
    2.  Download YouTube Playlist
    3.  Portable
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  MP3 Downloader
    8.  Support for 4K

    Vividl VS Movgrab

     
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    Freemake Video Downloader is a free video downloader that lets download videos from YouTube, Google, Facebook, Dailymotion and other sites either in HD, 4K, MP4, FLV, 3GP or convert web videos to FLV, AVI, MP4, MP3.

    216 Freemake Video Downloader alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    Bundleware

    The installer contains OpenCandy. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.1.12) is from December 2022.

    Freemake Video Downloader Features

    1.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
    2.  Web-Based
    3. Instagram icon  Instagram integration
    4.  Download videos from Facebook

    Freemake Video Downloader VS Movgrab

     
    • Freemake Video Downloader is the most popular Web-based alternative to Movgrab.

    • Freemake Video Downloader is Free Personal and ProprietaryMovgrab is Free and Open Source
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    YoutubeDownloader is an application that lets you download videos from YouTube. You can just copy-paste URLs of any videos or playlists and download them directly to a format of your choice. It also supports searching by keywords, which is helpful if you want to quickly look up...

    186 YoutubeDownloader alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  YouTube Downloader
    2.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
    3.  Download YouTube Playlist
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Support for 4K
    9.  MP3 Downloader
    10.  Built-in Media Downloader
    11.  Embed subtitles into video

    YoutubeDownloader VS Movgrab

     
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    The Mobile Media Converter is a free video and audio converter for converting between popular desktop media formats like MP3, Windows Media Audio (wma), Ogg Vorbis Audio (ogg), Wave Audio (wav), MPEG video, AVI, Windows Media Video (wmv), Flash Video (flv), QuickTime Video (mov)...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CY flagCyprus
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Mobile Media Converter Features

    1.  Convert DVD to AVI
    2.  Ringtone Maker
    3.  Support for subtitles
    4.  Trim video

    Mobile Media Converter VS Movgrab

     
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    A video and channel downloader that supports 110 websites, powered by Electron and youtube-dl.

    147 VideoDownloader alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    VideoDownloader Features

    1.  Electron based

    VideoDownloader VS Movgrab

     
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    Airy is a YouTube video downloader, i.e. an application that allows you to save your favorite YouTube videos so you can watch them whenever you feel like - no matter whether you are connected to Internet or not and whether it is still available on the web site.

    232 Airy YouTube Downloader alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Airy YouTube Downloader Features

    1.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
    2.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3

    Airy YouTube Downloader VS Movgrab

     
    • Airy YouTube Downloader is the most popular commercial alternative to Movgrab.

    • Airy YouTube Downloader is Paid and ProprietaryMovgrab is Free and Open Source
  11. YouWeTube icon
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    Youwetube Youtube downloader, the free and easiest way to download YouTube videos to your Android phone.

    152 YouWeTube alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android

    YouWeTube VS Movgrab

     
    • YouWeTube is the most popular Android alternative to Movgrab.

    • YouWeTube is Free and ProprietaryMovgrab is Free and Open Source
  12. Downline icon
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    Free and open-source media downloader for YouTube and many other sites.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Downline VS Movgrab

     
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