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.
Open Source YTD AlternativesTop Video & YouTube Downloaders like YTD
The best open source alternative to YTD is yt-dlp. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to YTD and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to YTD are youtube-dl, Cobalt Tools, Seal and Youtube-DLG.
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271 yt-dlp alternatives
262 youtube-dl alternativesA platform-independent command-line program for downloading videos from YouTube and 1000+ sites. Supports playlists, subtitles, and multiple formats.
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- Free
- Open Source (Unlicense)
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- Discontinued
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Python
- TrueOS
214 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.
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223 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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212 Youtube Video and Audio Downloader alternativesYoutube 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.
185 Vividl alternativesVividl is a Windows app that lets you download videos from various websites, including YouTube.
62 FetchIt alternativesFetchIt is an Android application for easy downloading of media files from popular platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and more. It provides a user-friendly interface with URL input and file location selection, making media saving a seamless experience across devices.
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- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
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- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- youtube-dl
- Linux Mobile
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A simple and straightforward utility that enables you to effortlessly download any type of file from the Internet and that comes with some privacy settings.
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- Free
- Open Source (LGPL-3.0)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
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Qt/C++ front end to yt-dlp, youtube-dl, gallery-dl, lux, you-get, svtplay-dl, aria2c, wget and safari books.
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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.
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No-frills, intuitive. Great open source option in a category awash in freemium annoyances.