MeTube vs SurFast Video Downloader
MeTube
github.comSurFast Video Downloader
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| Figure | MeTube | SurFast Video Downloader |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 6 |
| Spec score · Video Downloaders | 9.1 (#4) | 7.2 (#119) |
| Batch downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Device platforms | web,Android,iOS,Chrome extension | Windows,macOS,Chrome extension |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Maximum video quality | 4k | 8k |
| Output formats | MP4,M4A,MP3,Opus,WAV,FLAC,SRT,TXT,VTT,TTML,SBV,SCC,DFXP,JPG | MP4,WebM,MOV,FLV,AVI,MKV,GIF,MP3,WAV,M4A,AAC,ALAC,FLAC,OGG,OPUS,SRT,VTT,LRC,ASS |
| Playlist downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Subtitle downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Supported sources | YouTube; dozens of other sites supported through yt-dlp | YouTube,TikTok,Instagram,Facebook,X,Twitch,SoundCloud,Bandcamp,Vimeo,Dailymotion,Udemy,Bilibili,and 1,000+ websites |
Plans
SurFast Video Downloader
- Windows 1-Month LicensePrice not published
- Windows 1-Year LicensePrice not published
- Windows Lifetime LicensePrice not published
- Mac 1-Month LicensePrice not published
- Mac 1-Year LicensePrice not published
- Mac Lifetime LicensePrice not published
In their own words
MeTube
MeTube is a free, self-hosted web interface for yt-dlp that downloads media from YouTube and hundreds of other sites to a user's server. It handles video, audio, subtitles, and thumbnails from individual videos, playlists, or entire channels, with video quality up to 4K. Each download can use a selected quality, format, and folder; server-wide yt-dlp options and presets are also available. Channel and playlist subscriptions can queue new uploads. Output options include MP4, M4A, MP3, Opus, WAV, FLAC, SRT, TXT, VTT, TTML, SBV, SCC, DFXP, and JPG. Docker and Docker Compose quick starts are provided, with images for amd64 and arm64. Integrations include browser extensions, bookmarklets, an iOS Shortcut, Android share-menu apps, and a Raycast extension. MeTube has no authentication by design and is intended for a trusted network or placement behind an authenticating reverse proxy. Private and internal addresses are blocked by default. The default concurrency setting allows three downloads at once; others wait. The project is AGPL-3.0, and its scope ends after a download is written, leaving tagging and library organization to other tools.
SurFast Video Downloader
SurFast Video Downloader has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.