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youtube-dl is described as 'Augmentable with front-ends such as Youtube-DLG , youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube and a hundreds other sites' and is a very popular youtube downloader in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to youtube-dl for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, youtube-dl and Android. The best alternative is Youtube-DLG, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like youtube-dl are NewPipe, Video DownloadHelper, 4k Video Downloader and yt-dlp.

youtube-dl 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 youtube-dl.
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  1. YTD icon

    YTD

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    211 alternatives to YTD 

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

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  2. Youtube-DLG icon

    Youtube-DLG

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • youtube-dl
    • wxPython
    189 alternatives to Youtube-DLG 

    A cross platform front-end GUI of the popular youtube-dl written in wxPython.

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    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.
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    Almost everyone thinks Youtube-DLG is a great alternative to youtube-dl.
    Guest

    Youtube-DLG is a frontend for youtube-dl. It still requires youtube-dl to function.

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    This is the best program I could find.

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    Guest

    Very simple and efficient

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  3. NewPipe icon

    NewPipe

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    • Android
    • YouTube
    • F-Droid
    102 alternatives to NewPipe 

    The lightweight, free and open source YouTube experience for Android.

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    1.  Ad-freeNewPipe doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
    2.  Privacy focusedNewPipe is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
    3.  No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in NewPipe without registration.
    4.  LightweightNewPipe consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
    5.  Text to SpeechNewPipe allows you to transform written text into spoken text.
    6.  Dark ModeNewPipe supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
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    Guest

    makes it easy to download videos, it's open source and also doesn't have ads.

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  4. Video DownloadHelper icon

    Video DownloadHelper

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    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    190 alternatives to Video DownloadHelper 

    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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    1.  SoundCloud DownloaderVideo DownloadHelper allows you to download audio files from Soundcloud.
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  5. 4k Video Downloader icon

    4k Video Downloader

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    251 alternatives to 4k Video Downloader 

    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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    1.  Command line interface4k Video Downloader either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
    2.  Support for 4K4k Video Downloader supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
    3.  Portable4k Video Downloader can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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    yt-dlp

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    223 alternatives to yt-dlp 

    yt-dlp is a youtube-dl fork based on the now inactive youtube-dlc. The main focus of this project is adding new features and patches while also keeping up to date with the original project.

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    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.
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    It carries on from youtube-dl's glorious legacy.

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    Its a fork, and is extremely fast compared to youtube-dl. You can use all of the same command suffixes as youtuble-dl too, so there is no reason not to switch!

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    yt-dlp is a fork of youtube-dl, so you get all of the original features, but also with SponsorBlock integration, faster downloads (throttle evasion), and a few other nice features: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#new-features

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  7. ClipGrab icon

    ClipGrab

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • youtube-dl
    • Qt
    184 alternatives to ClipGrab 

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

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

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    JamieTechTo

    This is a bundleware installer

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  8. Open Video Downloader (youtube-dl-gui) icon

    Open Video Downloader (youtube-dl-gui)

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    • FFmpeg
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    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Node.JS
    28 alternatives to Open Video Downloader (youtube-dl-gui) 

    A cross-platform GUI for youtube-dl made in Electron and node.js.

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    1.  No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Open Video Downloader (youtube-dl-gui) without registration.
    2.  PortableOpen Video Downloader (youtube-dl-gui) can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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    Tartube

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • youtube-dl
    • GTK+
    31 alternatives to Tartube 

    Tartube is a GUI front-end for youtube-dl, partly based on Youtube-DLG and written in Python 3 / Gtk 3.

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    1.  No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Tartube without registration.
    2.  Ad-freeTartube doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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  10. DownZemAll icon

    DownZemAll

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    144 alternatives to DownZemAll 

    DownZemAll is a free and open-source mass download manager for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It helps you to select, organize, prioritize and run your downloads in parallel. Based on the Qt5 framework, DownZemAll! is written in C/C++.

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    1.  Ad-freeDownZemAll doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
    2.  PortableDownZemAll can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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