Software: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.
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 | 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 |
| Invidious[7] | Open Source (AGPLv3) | Yes | No | No | ? | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| youtube-dl[8] | Open Source (Unlicense) | 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 |
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 |
| Invidious | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 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 |
| Internet Download Manager | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
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 |
| Invidious | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| youtube-dl | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Internet Download Manager | No | Yes | No | No | No |
See also
- Comparison of BitTorrent clients
- Comparison of file-sharing applications
- Comparison of download managers
References
- ↑ "ClipGrab - Free YouTube Downloader & Converter". https://clipgrab.org/.
- ↑ Stevens, Pamela (7 July 2012). "DVDVideoSoft Free Studio Review". toptenreviews.com. http://video-converter-software-review.toptenreviews.com/dvdvideosoft-free-studio-review.html.
- ↑ "Free YouTube Download - DVDVideoSoft". www.dvdvideosoft.com. https://www.dvdvideosoft.com/products/dvd/Free-YouTube-Download.htm.
- ↑ "Download Full YouTube Playlist - DVDVideoSoft". www.dvdvideosoft.com. https://www.dvdvideosoft.com/guides/how-to-download-youtube-playlist.htm.
- ↑ "JDownloader". http://jdownloader.org/.
- ↑ "Freemake Video Downloader review". 10 October 2017. http://www.techradar.com/reviews/freemake-video-downloader.
- ↑ "Invidious". https://invidious.io/.
- ↑ "youtube-dl". https://youtube-dl.org/.
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