yt-dlp Alternatives

yt-dlp is described as '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' and is a very popular video downloader in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to yt-dlp for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and Android apps. The best yt-dlp alternative is NewPipe, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like yt-dlp are youtube-dl, Cobalt Tools, Seal and Youtube-DLG.

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yt-dlp alternatives are mainly YouTube Downloaders, but if you're looking for Video Downloaders or Download Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac + Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to yt-dlp.
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  1. QMPlay2 icon
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    QMPlay2 is a video and audio player. It can play all formats supported by FFmpeg, libmodplug (including J2B and SFX). It also supports Audio CD, raw files, Rayman 2 music and chiptunes. It contains YouTube and Prostopleer browser.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
     
  2. Graphical interface for the command line tool yt-dlp, which allows users to download videos from various websites, including YouTube. It is designed to be more user-friendly and accessible for those who are not comfortable using the...

    Cost / License

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FFmpeg
    • youtube-dl
     
  3. Open-source and self-hosted YouTube downloader built on Material Design. Supports multiple users, subscriptions, file management, quality select, audio-only downloads, sharing, and much much more!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. You-Get icon
     3 likes

    You-Get is a tiny command-line utility to download media contents (videos, audios, images) from the Web, in case there is no other handy way to do it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Viddly icon
     2 likes

    Download YouTube videos quickly with this free application that supports versatile formats like MP3, MP4. Featuring built-in search, it's ideal for Full HD to 8K videos and supports one-click playlist downloads with rapid speeds in a light-weight package.

    144 Viddly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. ytDownloader icon
     7 likes

    Browser-based tool for downloading videos and extracting audio in various formats from sites like YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok, with options for segment selection, subtitle download, configurable location, multilingual interface, fast speed, and no ads or registration.

    52 ytDownloader alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • FFmpeg
    • Flathub
    • youtube-dl
    • Electron
    • Flatpak
    • Chocolatey
    • Node.JS
     
  7. yt-bat icon
     7 likes

    yt-bat uses yt-dlp to download video or audio from many sites without requiring you to use the command-line.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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