youtube-dl AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Live Streaming Tools and Services

The best Live Streaming alternative to youtube-dl is NewPipe, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to youtube-dl and four of them are Live Streaming Tools and Services so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Live Streaming Tools and Service alternatives to youtube-dl are CleverGet All-In-One, ZenTube - decluttered and StreamBuffRe.

filter to find the best alternatives

youtube-dl alternatives are mainly Live Streaming Tools and Services, but if you're looking for Video Downloaders or YouTube Downloaders you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Online, Windows, iPhone, YouTube Downloader, Android and Google Chrome. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to youtube-dl.
More about youtube-dl
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
youtube-dl alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

Ad
Screenshot
4k Video Downloader icon
4k Video Downloader

Download videos from all popular websites including YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, SoundCloud, Facebook, Twitch, Bilibili and more in high-quality.

https://www.4kdownload.com
Learn More
  1. NewPipe icon

    NewPipe

     664 likes

    Discover and stream videos with a lightweight open-source front-end supporting YouTube, PeerTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and more. Enjoy seamless 4K playback, audio in background, and video downloads without the need for Google Services or an account. Perfect for avid streamers.

    148 NewPipe alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • SoundCloud
    • YouTube Music
    • Flathub
    • Bandcamp
    • YouTube
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • PeerTube
    Trending,
     
    |
    1
    NewPipe vs youtube-dl Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • NewPipe is Free and Open Sourceyoutube-dl is also Free and Open Source
    • NewPipe is Privacy focused and Lightweightyoutube-dl is not according to our users
  2. CleverGet All-In-One icon

    CleverGet All-In-One

     2 likes

    An all-inclusive online video downloader and streaming video recorder toolkit to download/record online videos, movies, TV shows, live streams, etc. at up to 8K resolution to MP4/MKV files for unlimited offline watching.

    74 CleverGet All-In-One alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    CleverGet All-in-One - Download Interface
     
  3. ZenTube - decluttered icon

    ZenTube - decluttered

     2 likes

    ZenTube is a privacy-focused iOS YouTube alternative client for you to unhook from instant gratification and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Unhook from instant gratification- Clean Home page
     
  4. StreamBuffRe icon

    StreamBuffRe

     3 likes

    StreamBuffRe - (Buffer and Redirect Streams) enables you to buffer (download into ram) and redirect media streams towards various destinations. Based on this core functionality, you can watch, save and manage many available media streams.

    48 StreamBuffRe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The main window is slimlined, just drop a link on it and go.
     
4 of 4 youtube-dl alternatives