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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 |
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ClipGrab [1] | Open Source | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Free Studio [2] [3] [4] | Freeware ( Crippleware [a]) | 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 [a]) | 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 |
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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 [a] | Yes [a] | No | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | No | No | Yes [a] | Yes | Yes |
yt-dlp | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | No | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | No | Yes [a] | Yes | Yes |
YouTube Downloader | Online | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | Android |
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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 [a] |
yt-dlp | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [a] |
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verification. (July 2017) |
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 |
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ClipGrab [1] | Open Source | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Free Studio [2] [3] [4] | Freeware ( Crippleware [a]) | 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 [a]) | 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 |
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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 [a] | Yes [a] | No | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | No | No | Yes [a] | Yes | Yes |
yt-dlp | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | No | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | Yes [a] | No | Yes [a] | Yes | Yes |
YouTube Downloader | Online | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | Android |
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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 [a] |
yt-dlp | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [a] |
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