PyTube AlternativesYouTube Downloaders and other similar apps like PyTube

PyTube is described as 'GUI for many applications like mencoder ,mplayer, ffmpeg, swftools, vorbis-tools, youtube-dl and others' and is a youtube downloader in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to PyTube for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best PyTube alternative is youtube-dl, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PyTube are Video DownloadHelper, 4k Video Downloader, Freemake Video Converter and pyLoad.

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PyTube is a GUI for many applications like mencoder ,mplayer, ffmpeg, swftools, vorbis-tools, youtube-dl and others.

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PyTube alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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    YTD

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    YTD allows you to download videos from Facebook, DailyMotion, Vimeo, Yahoo Video, and many others and convert them to other video formats.

    207 YTD alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
  1. youtube-dl icon
     449 likes

    A platform-independent command-line program for downloading videos from YouTube and 1000+ sites. Supports playlists, subtitles, and multiple formats.

    249 youtube-dl alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

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

    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
    Discontinued

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

    youtube-dl iconPyTube Icon

    youtube-dl VS PyTube

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    • youtube-dl is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to PyTube.

    • youtube-dl is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PyTube.

    • youtube-dl is Free and Open SourcePyTube is also Free and Open Source
    • youtube-dl is CustomizablePyTube is not according to our users
  2. Video DownloadHelper icon
     286 likes

    Browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that allows users to download audio and video files from numerous websites. Detects downloadable content automatically, signals with animated icon, and offers convenient download menu. Includes batch downloads and file conversion.

    197 Video DownloadHelper alternatives
    Video DownloadHelper screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Top Video DownloadHelper Features

    1.  Video Download
    2. YouTube icon  Youtube integration
    3.  YouTube Downloader
    4.  Microsoft Edge extension
    5.  Download YouTube Playlist
    6.  Support for 4K
    7.  Convert slideshow to video
    8.  Opera extension
    9.  SoundCloud Downloader
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Dark Mode
    Video DownloadHelper iconPyTube Icon

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  3. 4k Video Downloader icon
     226 likes

    A versatile tool for downloading high-quality videos from a range of leading platforms, supporting playlists, channels, subtitles, and various resolutions. Compatible with major operating systems and allows simultaneous downloading and option for increasing download limits.

    269 4k Video Downloader alternatives
    4k Video Downloader screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    Top 4k Video Downloader Features

    1.  YouTube Downloader
    2.  Download YouTube Playlist
    3.  Video Download
    4.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
    5.  Automatic subtitles download
    6.  Graphical User Interface
    7.  Download videos from Facebook
    8.  Support for 4K
    9.  Capture Video
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Multiple languages
    12.  Built-in Media converter
    4k Video Downloader iconPyTube Icon

    4k Video Downloader VS PyTube

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    • 4k Video Downloader is the most popular Android alternative to PyTube.

    • 4k Video Downloader is Freemium and ProprietaryPyTube is Free and Open Source
  4. Freemake Video Converter icon
     298 likes

    Freemake Video Converter is video converter that lets convert videos to avi, wmv, mp4 (iPhone, iPod, iPad, PSP, xBox), 3gp, rip dvd, extract mp3, burn DVD and Bluray, create photo slideshow and audio visualization, cut, join, rotate and upload videos, photos and music to YouTube.

    335 Freemake Video Converter alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online

    Top Freemake Video Converter Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  MP3 Downloader
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  SoundCloud Downloader
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Automatic subtitles download
    9.  DVD Burner
    10.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
    11.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
    12.  Convert video to audio (mp3)
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.1.12) is from December 2022.

    Freemake Video Converter iconPyTube Icon

    Freemake Video Converter VS PyTube

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    • Freemake Video Converter is the most popular Web-based alternative to PyTube.

    • Freemake Video Converter is the most popular commercial alternative to PyTube.

    • Freemake Video Converter is Paid and ProprietaryPyTube is Free and Open Source
  5. pyLoad icon
     162 likes

    Free and Open Source download manager written in Python and designed to be extremely lightweight, easily extensible and fully manageable via web.

    30 pyLoad alternatives
    Graphical User Interface

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    pyLoad Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Captcha Recognition
    pyLoad iconPyTube Icon

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  6. Freemake Video Downloader icon
     115 likes

    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.

    211 Freemake Video Downloader alternatives
    Freemake Video Downloader screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online

    Freemake Video Downloader Features

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

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  7. YTD icon
     31 likes

    YTD allows you to download videos from Facebook, DailyMotion, Vimeo, Yahoo Video, and many others and convert them to other video formats.

    207 YTD alternatives
    YTD screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android

    YTD Features

    1.  Video Download
    2.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
    3.  Convert video to audio (mp3)
    4.  YouTube Downloader
    5.  Built-in player
    6.  Download videos from Facebook
    YTD iconPyTube Icon

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  8. Free YouTube Download icon
     62 likes

    DVDVideoSoft's Free YouTube Download lets you download and convert YouTube videos fast with multi-stream support that can be paused anytime.

    182 Free YouTube Download alternatives
    Free YouTube Download screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Free YouTube Download Features

    1.  YouTube Downloader
    2.  Download YouTube Playlist
    3.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
    4.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
    5.  Visual bookmarks
    Free YouTube Download iconPyTube Icon

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  9. Youtube Downloader HD icon
     12 likes

    Youtube Downloader HD is a free tool to download videos from YouTube and save it to your local computer. The videos can be converted to avi video format or to mp4 (compatible with iPod, iPhone).

    128 Youtube Downloader HD alternatives
    Youtube Downloader HD screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Youtube Downloader HD Features

    1.  Support for 4K
    2.  Support for Multiple threads
    3.  Support for HD videos
    4.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
    Youtube Downloader HD iconPyTube Icon

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  10. TubeMaster++ icon
     28 likes

    TubeMaster++ is a powerful tool which can capture multimedia files you are watching or listening from your internet browser (FLV,MP3,MP4). Captured files can be saved directly on your computer or converted to other popular video or audio formats (AVI, MPEG, MP3, MP4, IPod, PSP ..

    169 TubeMaster++ alternatives
    TubeMaster++ screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    TubeMaster++ Features

    1.  Integrated Search
    2. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
    3.  Built-In ID3 Tag Editor
    4.  Multiple languages
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer maintained and the official website is no longer available. The last version, v2.7, can be still downloaded from Softpedia and the source code is available on SourceForge (v2.5).

    TubeMaster++ iconPyTube Icon

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  11. SAVEVIDEO.ME icon
     9 likes

    SAVEVIDEO.ME - helps to download videos directly from video sites/platforms like Dailymotion, Facebook Video, Vimeo, X.com (Twitter Video), Instagram, TikTok, Reddit Video, Rumble.com and many others...

    149 SAVEVIDEO.ME alternatives
    SAVEVIDEO.ME screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    SAVEVIDEO.ME Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Download videos from Facebook
    SAVEVIDEO.ME iconPyTube Icon

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  12. OggConvert icon
     13 likes

    OggConvert is a small Gnome utility that uses GStreamer to convert media files to the licence-free Theora, Dirac and Vorbis formats.

    231 OggConvert alternatives
    OggConvert screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    OggConvert Features

    1.  OGG
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 0.3.3, released on 24 May 2010, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine and Launchpad.

    OggConvert iconPyTube Icon

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