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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4KDownload[1] | Freeware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ClipGrab[2] | Open Source | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Airy[3] | Shareware | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free Studio[4][5][6] | Freeware (Crippleware[lower-alpha 1]) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| JDownloader[7] | Open Source | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Freemake Video Downloader[8] | Freeware (Crippleware[lower-alpha 1]) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NewPipe[9] | Open Source (GPLv3) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| youtube-dl[10] | Open Source (Unlicense) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4KDownload | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? |
| 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 |
| NewPipe | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 |
- requires ffmpeg
Supported operating systems
| YouTube Downloader | Online | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4KDownload | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| 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 |
| NewPipe | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| youtube-dl | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
See also
- BitTorrent client
- Comparison of file sharing applications
- Comparison of download managers
References
- "4K Download". Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- "ClipGrab - Free YouTube Downloader & Converter". Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Airy video downloader for YouTube". CNet.http://download.cnet.com/Airy/3000-2071_4-76086635.html
- 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.
- "Download Full YouTube Playlist - DVDVideoSoft". www.dvdvideosoft.com.
- "JDownloader".
- "Freemake Video Downloader review". Techradar.
- "NewPipe".
- "youtube-dl".
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