OmniGet vs Youwee

OmniGet is a free, open-source app for downloading video, audio and files from websites, as well as torrents, magnet links and direct files. It supports more than 1,800 sites, including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, Twitch, Vimeo and Bilibili. Video downloads can reach 4K; audio formats include MP3, M4A, Opus, FLAC and WAV, with subtitles available as SRT or VTT. Playlist, batch and subtitle downloads are supported. OmniGet uses yt-dlp and installs and updates yt-dlp and FFmpeg automatically. Its queue can resume interrupted downloads, retry with backoff and follow channels. The app runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, with browser extensions also available. Downloads stay on the user’s computer, and OmniGet reports no telemetry about downloaded content. It can download only content the user’s session can already open; it does not bypass DRM or paywalls. The GPL-3.0 app has no ads, account requirement or paid plan.

Youwee is a free, open-source graphical interface for yt-dlp that downloads and processes online media. It supports more than 1,800 sites, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Bilibili and Youku, with downloads advertised up to 8K. Output formats include MP4, MKV, WebM, MP3, M4A and Opus; playlist, subtitle and batch downloads are supported. Youwee also offers video summaries and natural-language editing powered by Gemini, OpenAI and Ollama. Its subtitle workshop can generate subtitles with Whisper AI, adjust timing on a waveform, translate and correct grammar. Browser extensions for Chromium and Firefox send tasks to the desktop app. The maker also lists signed plugins, a JavaScript SDK, SponsorBlock, Telegram remote downloads, and plugins for Google Drive uploads and notification webhooks. Installers are listed for Windows, macOS and Linux, with browser platforms also listed. The maker describes the software as intended for personal use and says users are responsible for complying with copyright laws and platform terms.