yt-dlp vs ytDownloader
yt-dlp
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| Figure | yt-dlp | ytDownloader |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Video Downloaders | 9.0 (#5) | 8.2 (#39) |
| Dependencies | Python 3.10+ is supported for CPython, and ffmpeg, ffprobe, yt-dlp-ejs, and a supported JavaScript runtime are recommended, with yt-dlp-ejs required for full YouTube support. | The project README lists yt-dlp, Electron, ffmpeg, and Node.js among its used technologies. |
| Device platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux | Windows,macOS,Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | The repository is marked Unlicense, while the README explains that some bundled release binaries contain third-party code under other licenses. | The project repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0. |
| Output formats | avi,flv,mkv,mov,mp4,webm,aac,aiff,alac,flac,m4a,mka,mp3,ogg,opus,vorbis,wav | MP3,M4A,WAV,and other formats |
| Playlists | It supports playlist downloads and configurable output templates and paths for downloaded files. | Users can download an entire playlist in one click. |
| Playlist downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Subtitle downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Supported sources | YouTube,Bilibili,Dailymotion,Facebook,Vimeo,TikTok,Twitch,and many other extractors | YouTube,Facebook,Instagram,TikTok,Twitter/X,Vimeo,Twitch,Reddit,Dailymotion,SoundCloud,Bilibili,Patreon,Bandcamp,Streamable,and hundreds more |
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In their own words
yt-dlp
yt-dlp is a free command-line tool for downloading audio and video from online sources. It supports thousands of sites, including YouTube, Bilibili, Dailymotion, Facebook, Vimeo, TikTok and Twitch. Downloads can include playlists, subtitles or batches, with output options spanning video formats such as AVI, FLV, MKV, MOV, MP4 and WebM, and audio formats such as AAC, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, Ogg, Opus and WAV. It runs on Linux, macOS and Windows. Standalone macOS executables require macOS 10.15 or later, while Windows binaries support Windows 8 or later; Linux binaries cover several system and processor variants. The project is a fork of youtube-dl based on the inactive youtube-dlc, and its public repository is licensed under the Unlicense. It supports CPython 3.10+ and PyPy 3.11+, while full YouTube support requires yt-dlp-ejs. Stable releases generally follow a mostly monthly schedule, and versions more than 90 days old display an update warning. Release checksums have SHA-512 and SHA-256 signature files with a GPG public key.
ytDownloader
ytDownloader has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.