FreeTube VS youtube-dl

Compare FreeTube vs youtube-dl and see what are their differences.

FreeTube

An Open Source YouTube app for privacy (by FreeTubeApp)

youtube-dl

Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites (by ytdl-org)
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FreeTube youtube-dl
497 1082
11,332 127,924
3.5% 1.2%
9.9 8.6
4 days ago 2 days ago
JavaScript Python
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 The Unlicense
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FreeTube

Posts with mentions or reviews of FreeTube. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-29.

youtube-dl

Posts with mentions or reviews of youtube-dl. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-30.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing FreeTube and youtube-dl you can also consider the following projects:

spotify-downloader - Download your Spotify playlists and songs along with album art and metadata (from YouTube if a match is found).

pytube - A lightweight, dependency-free Python library (and command-line utility) for downloading YouTube Videos.

yt-dlp - A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

you-get - :arrow_double_down: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web

udemy-dl - A cross-platform python based utility to download courses from udemy for personal offline use.

NewPipe - A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.

twitch-dl - CLI tool for downloading videos from Twitch.

Monkey-DL (Anime Downloader) - Bulk download your favourite anime episodes from your favourite anime websites

Invidious - Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube

Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass - A simple browser extension to bypass YouTube's age verification, disable content warnings and watch age restricted videos without having to sign in!

Piped - An alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.