Comparison of YouTube downloaders

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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.

Contents

Features

YouTube DownloaderLicenseIntegrated
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 YesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
Free Studio [2] [3] [4] Freeware (Crippleware [lower-alpha 1] )NoYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYes
JDownloader [5] Open Source (BY-NC-SA 2.0)NoYes ?YesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
Freemake Video Downloader [6] Freeware (Crippleware [lower-alpha 1] )NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Internet Download Manager Trialware YesNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Invidious [7] Open Source (AGPLv3)YesNoNoDepends on the browserDepends on the browserDepends on the browserNoYesNoYesYesNo
youtube-dl [8] Open Source (Unlicense)NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
yt-dlp [9] Open Source (Unlicense)NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
  1. 1 2 extremely reduced download speed and/or limited media length in the "free" version


Built-in conversion to formats and devices

YouTube Downloader MP3 MPEG4 WMV AVI FLV Ogg
Theora 		Ogg
Vorbis 		Matroska 3GP SWF Special device profiles
(e.g. iPhone)		 M4A WebM
ClipGrab YesYesYesNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo ? ?
Free Studio YesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYes ? ?
JDownloader YesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo ? ?
Video DownloadHelper YesYesYesYesYes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Freemake Video Downloader YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Internet Download Manager NoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Invidious NoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYesYes
youtube-dl Yes [lower-alpha 1] Yes [lower-alpha 1] NoYes [lower-alpha 1] Yes [lower-alpha 1] Yes [lower-alpha 1] Yes [lower-alpha 1] Yes [lower-alpha 1] NoNoYes [lower-alpha 1] YesYes
yt-dlp Yes [lower-alpha 1] Yes [lower-alpha 1] NoYes [lower-alpha 1] Yes [lower-alpha 1] Yes [lower-alpha 1] Yes [lower-alpha 1] Yes [lower-alpha 1] Yes [lower-alpha 1] NoYes [lower-alpha 1] YesYes

Supported operating systems

YouTube DownloaderOnlineWindowsMac OS XLinuxAndroid
ClipGrab NoYesYesYesNo
Free Studio NoYesYesNoNo
Video DownloadHelper YesYesYesYesNo
Freemake Video Downloader NoYesNoNoNo
Internet Download Manager NoYesNoNoNo
Invidious YesYesYesYesNo
youtube-dl NoYesYesYesYes [lower-alpha 1]
yt-dlp NoYesYesYesYes [lower-alpha 1]
  1. 1 2 requires Termux

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "ClipGrab - Free YouTube Downloader & Converter". Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Stevens, Pamela (7 July 2012). "DVDVideoSoft Free Studio Review". toptenreviews.com . Archived from the original on 25 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Free YouTube Download - DVDVideoSoft". www.dvdvideosoft.com . Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  4. ↑ "Download Full YouTube Playlist - DVDVideoSoft". www.dvdvideosoft.com . Archived from the original on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  5. ↑ "JDownloader". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  6. ↑ "Freemake Video Downloader review". TechRadar . 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Invidious". Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  8. ↑ "youtube-dl". Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2020-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ↑ "yt-dlp/yt-dlp: A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader". Archived from the original on 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
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