VDownloader Alternatives for Linux

VDownloader is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is youtube-dl, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to VDownloader and 17 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to VDownloader are yt-dlp, Youtube-DLG, 4k Video Downloader and Video DownloadHelper.

VDownloader alternatives are mainly YouTube Downloaders but may also be Video Downloaders or Download Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of VDownloader.

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YouTube Downloader

VDownloader is a software application that allows you to save videos from any major website to your hard drive. With a...

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youtube-dl
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Free • Open Source
YouTube Downloader
Video Downloader
Download Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Python
PC-BSD
242 youtube-dl alternatives
youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube and more than 1000 sites. It requires the Python interpreter and is therefore platform-independent.
- - youtube-dl is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to VDownloader.
- - youtube-dl is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to VDownloader.
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youtube-dl Features
1. Command line interfaceyoutube-dl either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. SoundCloud Downloaderyoutube-dl allows you to download audio files from Soundcloud.
3. Ad-freeyoutube-dl doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in youtube-dl without registration.
5. Support for 4Kyoutube-dl supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
Download YouTube Playlist
Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
Youtube support
Customizable
Automatic conversion to multiple formats
Automatic subtitles download
Automatic downloading
Uninstall without uninstaller
Selecting songs
Rewind button
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Almost everyone thinks youtube-dl is a great VDownloader alternative.
yt-dlp
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Free • Open Source
Video Downloader
YouTube Downloader
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
230 yt-dlp alternatives
Command line program as a youtube-dl fork that downloads videos from YouTube and over 1000 sites. yt-dlp is a youtube-dl fork based on the now inactive youtube-dlc.
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yt-dlp Features
1. Command line interfaceyt-dlp either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in yt-dlp without registration.
3. Lightweightyt-dlp consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. MP3 Downloaderyt-dlp allows you to download audio files in MP3 format.
5. Ad-freeyt-dlp doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
6. Portableyt-dlp can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
FFMPEG support
Download YouTube Playlist
Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
Youtube-DLG
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Free • Open Source
Video Downloader
YouTube Downloader
Download Manager
Windows
Linux
wxPython
198 Youtube-DLG alternatives
Youtube-DLG (youtube-dl-gui, or yt-dlg) is a cross platform front-end GUI of the popular youtube-dl (or yt-dlp ) written in wxPython. It is open source and licensed in the public domain.
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Youtube-DLG Features
1. SoundCloud DownloaderYoutube-DLG allows you to download audio files from Soundcloud.
2. Ad-freeYoutube-DLG doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Youtube-DLG without registration.
4. Dark ModeYoutube-DLG supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
5. MP3 DownloaderYoutube-DLG allows you to download audio files in MP3 format.
6. LightweightYoutube-DLG consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
7. Support for 4KYoutube-DLG supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
8. Privacy focusedYoutube-DLG is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
9. PortableYoutube-DLG can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Graphical User Interface
Download YouTube Playlist
Automatic conversion to multiple formats
Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
Point-and-click interface
Batch conversion
Convert video to audio (mp3)
Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
Command line interface
4k Video Downloader
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Freemium • Proprietary
YouTube Downloader
Video Downloader
Download Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
261 4k Video Downloader alternatives
4k Video Downloader allows to download video, audio, subtitles, channels and playlists from YouTube in high quality and to save it on your computer. This program is free for downloading videos and playlists of no more than 25 videos.
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4k Video Downloader Features
1. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in 4k Video Downloader without registration.
2. Support for 4K4k Video Downloader supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
3. Command line interface4k Video Downloader either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
4. Portable4k Video Downloader can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Download YouTube Playlist
Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
Automatic subtitles download
Download videos from Facebook
Graphical User Interface
Capture Video
Track movies
Multiple languages
Built-in Media converter
Video DownloadHelper
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Freemium • Proprietary
YouTube Downloader
Video Downloader
Mac
Windows
Linux
Google Chrome
Firefox
197 Video DownloadHelper alternatives
DownloadHelper is a tool for web content extraction. Its purpose is to capture video, audio, and image files from many sites.
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Video DownloadHelper Features
1. SoundCloud DownloaderVideo DownloadHelper allows you to download audio files from Soundcloud.
Youtube integration
Microsoft Edge extension
Download YouTube Playlist
Convert slideshow to video
Opera extension
ClipGrab
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Free • Open Source
YouTube Downloader
Mac
Windows
Linux
youtube-dl
Qt
191 ClipGrab alternatives
ClipGrab is a free downloader and converter for YouTube, Vimeo, Metacafe, Dailymotion and many other online video sites.
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ClipGrab Features
1. MP3 DownloaderClipGrab allows you to download audio files in MP3 format.
2. Ad-freeClipGrab doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Download YouTube Playlist
SFDC integration
Convert video to audio (mp3)
Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
Graphical User Interface
Bundleware
The default Windows installer contains Opencandy. A version with no third-party offers is available in Download options.
Youtube Video and Audio Downloader
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Free • Open Source
Video Downloader
YouTube Downloader
Mac
Windows
Linux
Firefox
200 Youtube Video and Audio Downloader alternatives
Youtube Video and Audio Downloader is an open-source project, downloading Youtube videos (using Firefox download manager) in all available formats (FLV, MP4, WebM, and 3GP) with video quality of your choice.
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Youtube Video and Audio Downloader Features
Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
Opera extension
Bulk Media Downloader
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Free • Open Source
Video Downloader
Download Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
Google Chrome
Opera
Firefox
144 Bulk Media Downloader alternatives
Bulk Media Downloader grabs and downloads all sort of media resources in bulk. You can filter different types to prevent cluttering the grabber window. It also has a pause button to stop appending more resources.
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Bulk Media Downloader Features
1. LightweightBulk Media Downloader consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Capture Video
Real-time monitoring
Downline
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Free • Open Source
YouTube Downloader
Video Downloader
Download Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
202 Downline alternatives
Free and open-source media downloader for YouTube and many other sites.
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4k YouTube to MP3
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Freemium • Proprietary
Music Downloader
Mac
Windows
Linux
53 4k YouTube to MP3 alternatives
4K YouTube to MP3 was specifically created to extract audio from YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and other online video hosting services. No annoying and complicated settings to deal with, just a clean, simple and functional interface.
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4k YouTube to MP3 Features
1. MP3 Downloader4k YouTube to MP3 allows you to download audio files in MP3 format.
2. Portable4k YouTube to MP3 can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Convert YouTube videos to Mp3
Ant Video Downloader
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Free • Proprietary
YouTube Downloader
Video Downloader
Mac
Windows
Linux
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Firefox
176 Ant Video Downloader alternatives
Ant Video Downloader allows you to download videos from Youtube, Dailymotion and from most of the video streaming site.
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Ant Video Downloader Features
Auto-delete files
Sync with Google Reader
Built-in player
TubeMaster++
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Free • Open Source
Video Downloader
YouTube Downloader
Mac
Windows
Linux
180 TubeMaster++ alternatives
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 ..
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TubeMaster++ Features
Integrated Search
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Built-In ID3 Tag Editor
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).