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You-Get

Ch 627.5of 137Video Downloaders
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Supported sourcesYouTube, 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 sites
  4. 4Output formatswebm, mp4, 3gp
  5. 5Playlist downloadsYes
  6. 6Subtitle downloadsYes
  7. 7Batch downloadsYes
  8. 8Device platformsmacOS, Linux, Windows via WSL
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Overview

You-Get is ranked #62 of 137 in video downloaders on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

You-Get plans and pricing

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

Compared on video downloaders

Free plan
Yesyou-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 sitesyou-get.org
Output formats
webm, mp4, 3gpyou-get.org
Playlist downloads
Yesyou-get.org
Subtitle downloads
Yesyou-get.org
Batch downloads
Yesyou-get.org
Device platforms
macOS, Linux, Windows via WSLyou-get.org

Facts

Purpose
You-Get is a command-line utility for downloading videos, audio, images, and other web content.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
Video and audio
It downloads media from supported websites including YouTube, Youku, and Niconico.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
Playback
It can send an online video to a chosen media player instead of downloading it.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
Image scraping
It can scrape web pages for images, a feature the site describes as experimental and imperfect.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
Other downloads
It can download arbitrary non-HTML binary content when given a resource URL.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
Site coverage
The maker lists support for sites including YouTube, Vimeo, Tumblr, SoundCloud, Instagram, Flickr, and Bilibili, with support varying by media type.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
Fallback extraction
For sites absent from its supported-sites list, the universal extractor attempts to find and download resources from the page.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
Download controls
The command line supports choosing output directory and filename, using an HTTP proxy, and resuming interrupted downloads.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
Dependencies
The installation page recommends Python 3.7.4 or later and FFmpeg 1.0 or later, with RTMPDump optional.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
Installation
The maker documents installation through pip, GitHub, Homebrew on Mac, pkg on FreeBSD, and Flox on Mac, Linux, and Windows WSL.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
Formats
Format selection is not generally implemented for most supported sites, where the default is the highest-quality format.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
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.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
Security and license
The software is distributed under the MIT license and provided as-is without warranty.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026
Support
The maker points users to a Gitter channel for quick questions and issue-reporting guidelines for problems or contributions.you-get.org · 12 Oct 2026

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