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
ClipGrab[1]	Open source	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Free Studio[2][3][4]	Freeware (Crippleware[a])	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
JDownloader[5]	Open source (BY-NC-SA 2.0)	No	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Freemake Video Downloader[6]	Freeware (Crippleware[a])	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
Invidious[7]	Open source (AGPLv3)	Yes	No	No	Depends on the browser	Depends on the browser	Depends on the browser	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
youtube-dl[8]	Open source (Unlicense)	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
yt-dlp[9]	Open source (Unlicense)	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

1. 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	?	?
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
Internet Download Manager	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Invidious	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	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
yt-dlp	Yes[a]	Yes[a]	No	Yes[a]	Yes[a]	Yes[a]	Yes[a]	Yes[a]	Yes[a]	No	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes

1. requires ffmpeg

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
Internet Download Manager	No	Yes	No	No	No
Invidious	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
youtube-dl	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[a]
yt-dlp	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[a]

1. requires Termux

See also

• Free and open-source software portal

• Comparison of BitTorrent clients
• Comparison of file-sharing applications
• Comparison of download managers