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Grabbit

Ch 727.3of 137Video Downloaders
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Windows
  2. 2Supported sourcesYouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo, and 1000+ sites supported by yt-dlp
  3. 3Output formatsMP4, MKV
  4. 4Playlist downloadsYes
  5. 5Subtitle downloadsYes
  6. 6Batch downloadsYes
  7. 7Device platformsLinux, Windows
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Overview

Grabbit is ranked #72 of 137 in video downloaders on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, Windows.

Compared on video downloaders

Free plan
Yesaurigalab.dev
Supported sources
YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo, and 1000+ sites supported by yt-dlpaurigalab.dev
Output formats
MP4, MKVaurigalab.dev
Playlist downloads
Yesaurigalab.dev
Subtitle downloads
Yesaurigalab.dev
Batch downloads
Yesaurigalab.dev
Device platforms
Linux, Windowsaurigalab.dev

Facts

Purpose
Grabbit is a desktop video downloader that wraps yt-dlp in a graphical interface.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Download queue
Downloads can run concurrently, be paused, resumed, or retried, and the queue persists across restarts.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Format control
Users can choose video quality and codec, audio format and quality, and subtitle language and format independently; output can be MP4 or MKV.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Site support
The maker says Grabbit supports 1,000+ sites through yt-dlp, including YouTube, Dailymotion, and Vimeo.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Playlists
Grabbit can analyze a playlist and lets users select formats for each entry.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Advanced options
An optional modal exposes yt-dlp parameters, and users can save configurations as named presets.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Other controls
The page lists proxy support, rate limiting, cookies, and a diagnostics panel.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Languages
The interface is available in Italian, English, German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese, and detects the system language on first run.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
License and cost
The maker describes Grabbit as free and open source under the MIT license.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Requirements
FFmpeg must be installed separately; Grabbit detects it automatically, while yt-dlp is bundled.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Downloads
The maker lists a Linux AppImage and links to all releases; its changelog describes a portable Windows ZIP build.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Security and privacy
The linked privacy policy describes data practices for the AurigaLAB website, including newsletter, comments, advertising, and analytics; it does not specify Grabbit's data practices.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Maker background
AurigaLAB describes itself as a personal laboratory, says its journey began in 1990, and says it is not a company yet.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Support
AurigaLAB lists [email protected] as its contact email.aurigalab.dev · 11 Oct 2026
Queue
Downloads can run concurrently, be paused, resumed, or retried, and the queue is saved across restarts.aurigalab.dev · 12 Oct 2026
License
Grabbit is described as free and open source under the MIT license.aurigalab.dev · 12 Oct 2026

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