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.
youtube-dl AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Download Managers
The best Download Manager alternative to youtube-dl is yt-dlp, 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 loads of them are Download Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Download Manager alternatives to youtube-dl are Youtube-DLG, JDownloader, Cobalt Tools and DownThemAll.
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267 yt-dlp alternatives
222 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.
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- Free
- Open Source (Unlicense)
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- Discontinued
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- Windows
- Linux
- wxPython
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158 JDownloader alternativesJDownloader is a download manager, written in Java, which allows automatic download of groups of files from one-click hosting sites.
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- Warning
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Java
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212 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.
116 DownThemAll alternativesBrowser extension offering advanced download capabilities, enabling users to gather links and images with customizable criteria on Firefox, Chrome, and Opera. Developed by Nils Maier, Federico Parodi, and Stefano Verna, it simplifies file downloads with efficiency and high quality.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Pale Moon
- Mozilla Firefox
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221 Video DownloadHelper alternativesBrowser 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.
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- FFmpeg
- youtube-dl
- Electron
- Node.JS
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205 ClipGrab alternativesClipGrab is a free downloader and converter for YouTube, Vimeo, Metacafe, Dailymotion and many other online video sites.
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- Warning
- Bundleware
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- youtube-dl
- Qt
92 uGet alternativesuGet is a lightweight and full-featured Download Manager for Linux and Windows. uGet allows you to download in multiple parallel streams for download acceleration, put files in a Download Queue, Pause & Resume downloads, Advanced Category Management, Browser Integration...
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- Free
- Open Source
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Alerts
- Discontinued
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- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Xfce
- aria2
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59 YTDLnis alternativesYTDLnis is a free and open source video/audio downloader using yt-dlp for Android 6.0 and above.
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184 Vividl alternativesVividl is a Windows app that lets you download videos from various websites, including YouTube.
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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