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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.
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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[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 |
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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[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 |
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
yt-dlp | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[lower-alpha 1] |
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