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24 alternatives to youtube-dl

CLI to download videos from all sites including youtube

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

1
youtube-dl▲179
Download videos from YouTube and other sites
2014 · rg3.github.io · its alternatives →
2
Vib Downloader▲89
Easily clip and download any Youtube video
2015 · its alternatives →
3
Interactively select the quality and format for youtube-dl▲196
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
You-Get▲183
Command-line utility to download media contents from the web
2016 · you-get.org · its alternatives →
5
mps-youtube▲82
Terminal based YouTube player and downloader
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
Peggo▲125
The swiss army knife of YouTube downloads
2014 · its alternatives →
7
YouTube-dl wrapper with added features to easily manage YouTube audio▲91
A simple, configurable youtube-dl wrapper to download and manage youtube audio - RijulGulati/yt-audio
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
Tubenab▲108
Discover and convert YouTube videos to MP3 & MP4
2016 · its alternatives →
9
YouTube to MP3 API▲161
Get a link to a downloadable mp3 file of any YouTube video.
2016 · its alternatives →
10
YouTube-DL GUI Powered by Electron▲142
A video and channel downloader that supports 110 websites, powered by Electron and youtube-dl - mayeaux/videodownloader
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
11
Youtube Downloader▲4
youtube,download
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
VidsMe▲31
Batch download HD/4K Videos, Audios, Playlists from Any Site
2024 · its alternatives →
13
Mazwai▲115
Find and download the best HD videos under Creative Commons.
2014 · freepik.com · its alternatives →
14
Youtube Downloader Mac▲14
Free plugin to grab video & MP3 files from Youtube
2015 · its alternatives →
15
YouTube Map Explorer▲75
Discover videos from around the world.
2015 · youtubemapexplorer.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
16
Open Video Downloader▲13
youtube-dl-gui: a cross-platform gui for youtube-dl
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
VODForge – a free local desktop UI for YouTube video/playlist downloads▲39
VODForge is a free, open-source YouTube downloader for macOS and Windows. Save local MP4 video or MP3 audio with quality, queue, metadata, and cover-art controls.
Sep 2026 · getvodforge.com · its alternatives →
18
4K Video Downloader▲7
The Best YouTube Playlist & Channels Downloader
2017 · 4kdownload.com · its alternatives →
19
Yoda▲5
A OSX app to browse and download videos from YouTube
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
A Python library for downloading YouTube videos▲7
Lightweight, dependency-free Python library and CLI for downloading YouTube videos, playlists, and captions. - pytube/pytube
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
YT-Link▲2
100% Client-Side Youtube Downloader
2015 · its alternatives →
22
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 →
23
youtube-dl-gui▲5
A front-end GUI of the popular youtube-dl downloader
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
24
easydown.net▲7
Free online youtube video downloader
2025 · its alternatives →

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