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24 alternatives to You-Get

Command-line utility to download media contents from the web

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. You-Get launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   cmd.to▲97

   A command line interface for the web

   2015 · cmd.to · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Interactively select the quality and format for youtube-dl▲196

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Vib Downloader▲89

   Easily clip and download any Youtube video

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Waybackpack▲228

   Download the entire Wayback Machine archive for a given URL

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5AT
   A tool to upload/download files from command line▲79

   2019 · bashupload.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   youtube-dl▲179

   Download videos from YouTube and other sites

   2014 · rg3.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   transfer.sh▲148

   Easy file sharing from the command line

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Torch Browser▲66

   Browsing together with built-in media downloading

   2014 · torchbrowser.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Download Shuttle▲83

   Download Manager & Accelerator for Mac

   2015 · fiplab.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    mps-youtube▲82

    Terminal based YouTube player and downloader

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Fluid▲215

    Turn Your Favorite Web Apps into Real Mac Apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    TextPuff▲109

    Convert your website traffic into app downloads

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    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 →

14. 14
    Link Texting 2.0▲161

    Convert desktop traffic to app downloads

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Teewe Chrome Extension▲67

    Bring the internet to your TV

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    StreamBIN▲88

    Transfer files by a web browser

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ClipCard▲81

    Get anything from across your apps, anywhere you’re working

    2015 · clipcard.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Youtube Downloader Mac▲14

    Free plugin to grab video & MP3 files from Youtube

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Download Organizer▲71

    Organize your Downloads folder on a Mac

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20IM
    I made a tool to save multimedia from various platforms▲69

    My goal is to create a free media downloader that doesn't bother you. friendly, efficient, and has no paywalls or anything like that. I've been working on that for the last 3 weeks or so, it's not perfect yet, but it works, and I'm really excited to share it.

    2025 · saveplays.com · its alternatives →

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    VideoDuke 2.0▲106

    Download videos from YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok

    2021 · mac.eltima.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SoundDown▲79

    Download any song from SoundCloud

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Media Hint▲117

    Access content online that's not available in your location

    2015 · mediahint.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Video Stream▲98

    A must have Chromecast Ext., play all media from desktop

    2014 · getvideostream.com · its alternatives →

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