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Youtube-downloader alternatives (video downloaders)

Youtube-downloader is an open-source video downloaders project written in Python with 58 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 Youtube-downloader?

Youtube-downloader is an open-source video downloaders project written in Python with 58 stars on GitHub. The authors describe it as: “It is a simple YouTube downloader which takes URL of the YouTube Video from the user and saves it in your device. Multiple Video downloads at the same time are also supported by this downloader.”

Is Youtube-downloader free?

Youtube-downloader is open source — free to use; check its license for redistribution terms.

What are the best Youtube-downloader 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 Youtube-downloader alternatives chosen?

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