Comparison of YouTube downloaders
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.
Features
| 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 |
- 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 | 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 |
- requires ffmpeg
Supported operating systems
| 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] |
- requires Termux
See also
- Comparison of BitTorrent clients
- Comparison of file-sharing applications
- Comparison of download managers
References
- "ClipGrab - Free YouTube Downloader & Converter". Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- Stevens, Pamela (7 July 2012). "DVDVideoSoft Free Studio Review". toptenreviews.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011.
- "Free YouTube Download - DVDVideoSoft". www.dvdvideosoft.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- "Download Full YouTube Playlist - DVDVideoSoft". www.dvdvideosoft.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- "JDownloader". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
- "Freemake Video Downloader review". TechRadar. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "Invidious". Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- "youtube-dl". Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "yt-dlp/yt-dlp: A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
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