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This is a comparison of notable YouTube download and conversion software. YouTube conversion software is used to download and convert YouTube videos to popular formats or portable devices.
| YouTube Downloader | License | Integrated browser | Playlists (and channels) | Show lists, artist playlists and charts | Multi- threaded downloads | Resumable downloads | User-specified maximum download speed | Private videos | Embedded videos | Available as a browser extension | Extraction of original audio (served by YouTube) | Download in high definition | Batch download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClipGrab [1] | Open source | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free Studio [2] [3] [4] | Freeware (Crippleware [lower-alpha 1] ) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| JDownloader [5] | Open source (BY-NC-SA 2.0) | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Freemake Video Downloader [6] | Freeware (Crippleware [lower-alpha 1] ) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Internet Download Manager | Trialware | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Invidious [7] | Open source (AGPLv3) | Yes | No | No | Depends on the browser | Depends on the browser | Depends on the browser | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| youtube-dl [8] | Open source (Unlicense) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| yt-dlp [9] | Open source (Unlicense) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| YouTube Downloader | MP3 | MPEG4 | WMV | AVI | FLV | Ogg Theora | Ogg Vorbis | Matroska | 3GP | SWF | Special device profiles (e.g. iPhone) | M4A | WebM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClipGrab | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | ? |
| Free Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| JDownloader | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? |
| Video DownloadHelper | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Freemake Video Downloader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Internet Download Manager | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Invidious | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| youtube-dl | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | No | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | No | No | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes | Yes |
| yt-dlp | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | No | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | No | Yes [lower-alpha 1] | Yes | Yes |
| YouTube Downloader | Online | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClipGrab | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free Studio | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Video DownloadHelper | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Freemake Video Downloader | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Internet Download Manager | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Invidious | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| youtube-dl | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [lower-alpha 1] |
| yt-dlp | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [lower-alpha 1] |
FlashGot was an add-on for Firefox that allowed interoperability between the Firefox browser and external download managers. It is no longer compatible with later versions of Firefox. It is not itself a download manager but is designed to allow the Firefox interface to be extended to connect to the selected external download manager. This avoided launching the download manager as an independent application and cutting and pasting the across the links of the files that need to be downloaded. Forked browsers like Pale Moon and Waterfox are also supported.
FrostWire is a free and open-source BitTorrent client first released in September 2004, as a fork of LimeWire. It was initially very similar to LimeWire in appearance and functionality, but over time developers added more features, including support for the BitTorrent protocol. In version 5, support for the Gnutella network was dropped entirely, and FrostWire became a BitTorrent-only client.
This comparison contains download managers, and also file sharing applications that can be used as download managers. For pure file sharing applications see the Comparison of file sharing applications.
Free Download Manager is a download manager for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
This is a comparison of non-linear video editing software applications. See also a more complete list of video editing software.
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of current, notable video hosting services. Please see the individual products' articles for further information.
qBittorrent is a cross-platform free and open-source BitTorrent client written in native C++. It relies on Boost, OpenSSL, zlib, Qt 6 toolkit and the libtorrent-rasterbar library, with an optional search engine written in Python.
Vuze is a BitTorrent client used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol. Vuze is written in Java, and uses the Azureus Engine. In addition to downloading data linked to .torrent files, Azureus allows users to view, publish and share original DVD and HD quality video content. Content is presented through channels and categories containing TV shows, music videos, movies, video games, series and others.
Stream ripping is the process of saving data streams to a file. The process is sometimes referred to as destreaming.
Orbit Downloader is a discontinued download manager for Microsoft Windows. Launched in 2006, its developers abandoned it in 2009. In 2013, Orbit Downloader was classified as malware by antivirus software after ESET discovered a botnet in the application.
Invidious is a free and open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. It is available as a Docker container, or from the GitHub master branch. It is intended to be used as a lightweight and "privacy-respecting" alternative to the official YouTube website. Many privacy preserving redirecting software as well as YouTube clients use Invidious instances.
Freemake Video Converter is a freemium video editing app developed by Ellora Assets Corporation. Designed primarily for entry-level users, the software offers a range of functionalities including video format conversion, DVD ripping, and the creation of photo slideshows and music visualizations. Additionally, Freemake Video Converter is capable of burning video streams that are compatible with various media, such as DVDs and Blu-ray Discs. It also features direct video uploading capabilities to platforms like YouTube., enhancing its utility for content creators. The application's user-friendly interface and broad compatibility make it accessible for individuals with minimal video editing experience.
Freemake Video Downloader is a crippleware download manager for Microsoft Windows, developed by Ellora Assets Corporation. It is proprietary software that can download online video and audio. Both HTTP and HTTPS protocols are supported. Users must purchase a premium upgrade to remove Freemake branding on videos and unlock the ability to download media longer than 3 minutes in length.
Video DownloadHelper is an extension for the Firefox web browser and Chrome web browser. It allows the user to download videos from sites that stream videos through HTTP. The extension was developed by Michel Gutierrez.
Free Studio is a freeware set of multimedia programs developed by DVDVideoSoft. The programs are available in one integrated package and also as separate downloads.
ClipGrab is a donationware video download manager, allowing the download of videos from a variety of websites such as YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion or Facebook. It has been praised for its user-friendliness, but also flagged as malware by security software. It can convert the downloaded files to other file formats such as MP3, MPEG4, OGG Theora or WMV. It is published as free software under the terms of the GPL-3.0-or-later license. It is developed and maintained by Philipp Schmieder Medien of vanbittern.com.
Free Video Converter is a free video conversion program developed by DVDVideoSoft. It is written in C++, and uses .NET Framework for its user interface.
PeerTube is a free and open-source, decentralized, ActivityPub federated video platform powered by WebTorrent, that uses peer-to-peer technology to reduce load on individual servers when viewing videos.
youtube-dl is a free and open source software tool for downloading video and audio from YouTube and over 1,000 other video hosting websites. It is released under the Unlicense software license.
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