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| {{rh}}|[[ClipGrab]]<ref>{{cite web|title=ClipGrab - Free YouTube Downloader & Converter|url=https://clipgrab.org/|access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref>
| {{rh}}|[[ClipGrab]]<ref>{{cite web|title=ClipGrab - Free YouTube Downloader & Converter|url=https://clipgrab.org/|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-date=8 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308192831/https://clipgrab.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Open Source]]||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}
|[[Open Source]]||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}
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| {{rh}}|[[Airy (software)|Airy]]<ref name=airy>{{cite web| title = Airy video downloader for YouTube| work =CNet| url =http://download.cnet.com/Airy/3000-2071_4-76086635.html}}http://download.cnet.com/Airy/3000-2071_4-76086635.html</ref>
| {{rh}}|[[Airy (software)|Airy]]<ref name=airy>{{cite web| title =Airy video downloader for YouTube| work =CNet| url =http://download.cnet.com/Airy/3000-2071_4-76086635.html| access-date =2015-07-20| archive-date =2015-10-20| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151020065028/http://download.cnet.com/Airy/3000-2071_4-76086635.html| url-status =live}}http://download.cnet.com/Airy/3000-2071_4-76086635.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020065028/http://download.cnet.com/Airy/3000-2071_4-76086635.html |date=2015-10-20 }}</ref>
|[[Shareware]]||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|[[Shareware]]||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
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|title = Free YouTube Download - DVDVideoSoft
|title = Free YouTube Download - DVDVideoSoft
|work = [[DVDVideoSoft|www.dvdvideosoft.com]]
|work = [[DVDVideoSoft|www.dvdvideosoft.com]]
|access-date = 2017-05-19
|archive-date = 2022-12-11
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|title = Download Full YouTube Playlist - DVDVideoSoft
|title = Download Full YouTube Playlist - DVDVideoSoft
|work = [[DVDVideoSoft|www.dvdvideosoft.com]]
|work = [[DVDVideoSoft|www.dvdvideosoft.com]]
|access-date = 2017-05-25
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|Freeware ([[Crippleware]]<ref name="speed" group="lower-alpha">extremely reduced download speed and/or limited media length in the "free" version</ref>)||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|Freeware ([[Crippleware]]<ref name="speed" group="lower-alpha">extremely reduced download speed and/or limited media length in the "free" version</ref>)||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
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| {{rh}}|[[JDownloader]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jdownloader.org/|title=JDownloader}}</ref>
| {{rh}}|[[JDownloader]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jdownloader.org/|title=JDownloader|access-date=2018-01-07|archive-date=2010-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921020953/http://jdownloader.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Open Source||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{dunno}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|Open Source||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{dunno}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
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| {{rh}}|[[Freemake Video Downloader]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Freemake Video Downloader review|url= http://www.techradar.com/reviews/freemake-video-downloader|website= [[TechRadar]] |date= 10 October 2017}}</ref>
| {{rh}}|[[Freemake Video Downloader]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Freemake Video Downloader review|url= http://www.techradar.com/reviews/freemake-video-downloader|website= [[TechRadar]]|date= 10 October 2017|access-date= 24 November 2017|archive-date= 24 October 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221024015954/https://www.techradar.com/reviews/freemake-video-downloader|url-status= live}}</ref>
|Freeware ([[Crippleware]]<ref name="speed" group="lower-alpha">extremely reduced download speed and/or limited media length in the "free" version</ref>)||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|Freeware ([[Crippleware]]<ref name="speed" group="lower-alpha">extremely reduced download speed and/or limited media length in the "free" version</ref>)||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
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| {{rh}}|[[Invidious]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://invidious.io/|title=Invidious}}</ref>
| {{rh}}|[[Invidious]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://invidious.io/|title=Invidious|access-date=2022-08-27|archive-date=2023-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120190010/https://invidious.io/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Open Source ([[AGPLv3]])||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{dunno}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|Open Source ([[AGPLv3]])||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{dunno}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
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| {{rh}}|[[youtube-dl]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube-dl.org/|title=youtube-dl}}</ref>
| {{rh}}|[[youtube-dl]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube-dl.org/|title=youtube-dl|access-date=2020-10-25|archive-date=2023-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122040249/https://youtube-dl.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Open Source ([[Unlicense]])||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
|Open Source ([[Unlicense]])||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}}
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Revision as of 18:56, 29 May 2023

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
Airy[2] Shareware No No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Free Studio[3][4][5] Freeware (Crippleware[a]) No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
JDownloader[6] Open Source No Yes ? Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Freemake Video Downloader[7] Freeware (Crippleware[a]) No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Invidious[8] Open Source (AGPLv3) Yes No No ? No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
youtube-dl[9] Open Source (Unlicense) No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
  1. ^ a b 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 ? ?
Airy Yes Yes No No No No No 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
Invidious No Yes No No No No No No No 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
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h requires ffmpeg

Supported operating systems

YouTube Downloader Online Windows Mac OS X Linux Android
ClipGrab No Yes Yes Yes No
Airy No Yes Yes No No
Free Studio No Yes Yes No No
Video DownloadHelper Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Freemake Video Downloader No Yes No No No
Invidious Yes Yes Yes Yes No
youtube-dl No Yes Yes Yes Yes

See also

References

  1. ^ "ClipGrab - Free YouTube Downloader & Converter". Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Airy video downloader for YouTube". CNet. Archived from the original on 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-07-20.http://download.cnet.com/Airy/3000-2071_4-76086635.html Archived 2015-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Stevens, Pamela (7 July 2012). "DVDVideoSoft Free Studio Review". toptenreviews.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Free YouTube Download - DVDVideoSoft". www.dvdvideosoft.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  5. ^ "Download Full YouTube Playlist - DVDVideoSoft". www.dvdvideosoft.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  6. ^ "JDownloader". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  7. ^ "Freemake Video Downloader review". TechRadar. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Invidious". Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  9. ^ "youtube-dl". Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
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