Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Open Video Downloader

youtube-dl-gui: a cross-platform gui for youtube-dl

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1YD
   YouTube-DL GUI Powered by Electron▲142

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Electron 1.0▲647

   Build cross platform desktop apps

   2016 · electronjs.org · its alternatives →

3. 3AP
   A personal YouTube frontend based on yt-dlp▲319

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   YTDLP GUI▲11

   a yt-dlp gui made for the modern desktop

   2025 · its alternatives →

5. 5YD
   YouTube-dl wrapper with added features to easily manage YouTube audio▲91

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   youtube-dl▲179

   Download videos from YouTube and other sites

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   textbehindvideo.io▲219

   Create cinematic text behind video designs easily

   Sep 2025 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   DevTube▲307

   A hub for developer videos.

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   OSGUI▲5

   Lightweight but powerful desktop GUI for yt-dlp

   Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10NO
    Nodetube – Open-source YouTube alternative with image and audio uploads▲151

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    YouTunnel▲99

    Super-simple YouTube video downloader

    2023 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    nodegui▲195

    Build cross-platform desktop applications with JavaScript🚀

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Youwee▲3

    A modern YouTube downloader (yt-dlp GUI) for cross-platform

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Code Youtube▲114

    Coding along with your tutorial

    Oct 2025 · codeyoutube.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    XTuber▲14

    Free & Effortless YouTube downloads for your desktop

    2024 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Yt-x v0.8.0 – Browse, play, and download YouTube from the terminal▲27

    Posix script to browse youtube plus other yt-dlp supported sites from your terminal (fzf) or app launcher (rofi) with optional previews. (supports bash, zsh and dash) - Benexl/yt-x

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    mps-youtube▲82

    Terminal based YouTube player and downloader

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18YF
    YNOT – Free, Open-Source YouTube Downloader▲14

    Hey HN! I built YNOT, a simple cross-platform YouTube downloader with a GUI. It's powered by yt-dlp and completely free/open-source (WTFPL license). Key features: - Simple GUI - just paste URL and download - Downloads HD/4K videos - Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux) - No ads, no tracking, completely private - Lightweight and fast GitHub: https://github.com/james-see/ynot I'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions!

    Oct 2025 · james-see.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19CP
    Cross Platform Go GUI▲18

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    ytdui▲1

    Another free, cross-platform YouTube video downloader

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21AA
    An app for downloading YouTube videos, transcripts, and thumbnails▲6

    I found the manual process of downloading various YouTube assets painful so built a simple app to help myself and hopefully others. The app wraps up popular Python libraries (`yt-dlp, scrapetube, youtube-transcript-api`) and makes their functionality easier to use. Python and Docker versions are available.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dint-Y2dl▲5

    macOS yt-dlp GUI app for video downloading

    2024 · its alternatives →

23. 23CL
    Command line YouTube downloader,a universal media solution for everyone▲17

    m2m, a purely command line bash application which allows you to download any video or playlist off of youtube dailymotion and pretty much anything yt-dlp supports

    Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24OS
    Open-source, local-first video file browser like YouTube▲8

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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