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GDownloader alternatives (video downloaders)

GDownloader is an open-source video downloaders project written in Java with 210 stars on GitHub. Below are the closest alternatives in the same category — every entry with a live profile in the hub.

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yt-dlp“A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader”
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Seal“🦭 Video/Audio Downloader for Android, based on yt-dlp”
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ArchiveBox“🗃 Open source self-hosted web archiving. Takes URLs/browser history/bookmarks/Pocket/Pinboard/etc., saves HTML, JS, PDFs, media, and more...”
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cat-catch“猫抓 浏览器资源嗅探扩展 / cat-catch Browser Resource Sniffing Extension”
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metube“Self-hosted video downloader for YouTube and other sites (web UI for yt-dlp)”
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pytube“Lightweight, dependency-free Python library and CLI for downloading YouTube videos, playlists, and captions.”
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voice-pro“Gradio WebUI for creators and developers, featuring key TTS (Edge-TTS, kokoro) and zero-shot Voice Cloning (E2 & F5-TTS, CosyVoice), with Whisper audio processing, YouTube download”
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SpotiFlyer“Kotlin Multiplatform Music Downloader, Supports Spotify / Gaana / Youtube Music / Jio Saavn / SoundCloud.”
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FileCentipede“Cross-platform internet upload/download manager for HTTP(S), FTP(S), SSH, magnet-link, BitTorrent, m3u8, ed2k, and online videos. WebDAV client, FTP client, SSH client.”
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alternative-front-ends“Overview of alternative open source front-ends for popular internet platforms (e.g. YouTube, Twitter, etc.)”
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Frequently asked

What is GDownloader?

GDownloader is an open-source video downloaders project written in Java with 210 stars on GitHub. The authors describe it as: “Cross-platform, user-friendly GUI for yt-dlp, gallery-dl, and spotDL - batch download videos, playlists, galleries, and music with hardware-accelerated transcoding.”

Is GDownloader free?

GDownloader is open source — free to use; check its license for redistribution terms.

What are the best GDownloader alternatives?

The closest alternatives in the same category include yt-dlp, Seal, ArchiveBox, cat-catch, metube — each has a live profile with facts and its own alternatives list on this hub.

How were these GDownloader alternatives chosen?

By category match, ranked consumer-first then by GitHub activity for open-source projects — live facts, no pay-for-placement.