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Purpose
You-Get is a command-line utility for downloading videos, audio, images, and other web content.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Free plan
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · you-get.org
Support
The maker points users to a Gitter channel for quick questions and issue-reporting guidelines for problems or contributions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Batch downloads
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · you-get.org
Data output
The tool can output extracted resource URLs or JSON, but the maker warns that the JSON schema is not stabilized and may change incompatibly.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Dependencies
The installation page recommends Python 3.7.4 or later and FFmpeg 1.0 or later, with RTMPDump optional.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Device platforms
macOS,Linux,Windows via WSLRead 22 Sep 2026 · you-get.org
Download controls
The command line supports choosing output directory and filename, using an HTTP proxy, and resuming interrupted downloads.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Fallback extraction
For sites absent from its supported-sites list, the universal extractor attempts to find and download resources from the page.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Formats
Format selection is not generally implemented for most supported sites, where the default is the highest-quality format.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Image scraping
It can scrape web pages for images, a feature the site describes as experimental and imperfect.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Installation
The maker documents installation through pip, GitHub, Homebrew on Mac, pkg on FreeBSD, and Flox on Mac, Linux, and Windows WSL.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Other downloads
It can download arbitrary non-HTML binary content when given a resource URL.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Output formats
webm,mp4,3gpRead 22 Sep 2026 · you-get.org
Playback
It can send an online video to a chosen media player instead of downloading it.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Security and license
The software is distributed under the MIT license and provided as-is without warranty.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Site coverage
The maker lists support for sites including YouTube, Vimeo, Tumblr, SoundCloud, Instagram, Flickr, and Bilibili, with support varying by media type.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org
Subtitle downloads
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · you-get.org
Supported sources
YouTube,X (Twitter),VK,Vimeo,Veoh,Tumblr,TED,SHOWROOM,MTV81,Metacafe,Magisto,Khan Academy,Internet Archive,Instagram,InfoQ,Flickr,Facebook,Dailymotion,Coub,CBS,niconico,Bilibili,iQIYI,QQ Video,Sohu,Tudou,Youku,and other listed sitesRead 22 Sep 2026 · you-get.org
Video and audio
It downloads media from supported websites including YouTube, Youku, and Niconico.Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org

Plans and prices

You-Get Free MIT-licensed command-line utility; no paid plans or usage limits stated Read 12 Oct 2026 · you-get.org

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