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.
y2mate AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Download Managers
The best Download Manager alternative to y2mate is yt-dlp, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to y2mate and 13 are Download Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Download Manager alternatives to y2mate are youtube-dl, Cobalt Tools, Seal and Youtube-DLG.
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- 256 yt-dlp alternatives
254 youtube-dl alternativesA platform-independent command-line program for downloading videos from YouTube and 1000+ sites. Supports playlists, subtitles, and multiple formats.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Unlicense)
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Alerts
- Discontinued
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Python
- TrueOS
203 Cobalt Tools alternativesPrivacy-first downloader supporting fast, no-tracking downloads of video, audio, and images from a wide range of social platforms—no account required, open API for free integration, expanding platform support, and no data or analytics collected or stored.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Android
- youtube-dl
- F-Droid
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218 Youtube-DLG alternativesA 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Unlicense)
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- wxPython
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- youtube-dl
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This is a Windows graphical interface for yt-dlp, that is designed as a simple YouTube downloader. Since v1.2, the interface also accepts non-YouTube URLs, so theoretically it can be used to download from any site that yt-dlp supports.
70 Media Downloader alternativesQt/C++ front end to yt-dlp, youtube-dl, gallery-dl, lux, you-get, svtplay-dl, aria2c, wget and safari books.
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150 Allavsoft alternativesEfficiently download multimedia from 1000+ sites including YouTube, Spotify. Convert files, remove ads, preview content, and handle large bulk operations seamlessly with pause-resume, scheduling, and recording capabilities. Supports various video and audio formats.
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46 StreamFab Video Downloader alternativesStreamFab enables downloading from over 1000 platforms including major services like Netflix and Amazon. It offers MP4, MP3, and MKV formats up to 4K/8K, handles DRM, features include subtitle management, batch downloads, and turbo speeds. Ideal for permanent video storage.
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188 YoutubeDownloader alternativesYoutubeDownloader 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...
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81 Loader.to alternativesAt Loader.to you'll find the best online free conversion tool to download videos in almost any format, including the most famous ones. Supported Sites: YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, TikTok and IMDB.
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- Online
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Opera
- Firefox
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