yt-dlp VS yt-dlc

Compare yt-dlp vs yt-dlc and see what are their differences.

yt-dlp

Fork of youtube-dlc with additional features and fixes [Moved to: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp] (by pukkandan)

yt-dlc

media downloader and library for various sites. (by blackjack4494)
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yt-dlp yt-dlc
52 39
239 2,846
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9.7 0.0
about 3 years ago over 2 years ago
Python Python
The Unlicense The Unlicense
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yt-dlp

Posts with mentions or reviews of yt-dlp. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-19.

yt-dlc

Posts with mentions or reviews of yt-dlc. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-26.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing yt-dlp and yt-dlc you can also consider the following projects:

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

youtube-dl - Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites

streamlink - Streamlink is a CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player

lossless-cut - The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing

youtube-dl-gui - A cross platform front-end GUI of the popular youtube-dl written in wxPython.

aria2 - aria2 is a lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility operated in command-line. It supports HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent and Metalink.

TheFrenchGhostys-YouTube-DL-Archivist-Scripts - The ultimate collection of scripts for YouTube-DL. [Moved to: https://github.com/TheFrenchGhosty/TheFrenchGhostys-Ultimate-YouTube-DL-Scripts-Collection]

SponSkrub - Strip advertisements from downloaded YouTube videos

youtube-dl-wpf - A simple GUI wrapper for youtube-dl and yt-dlp.

youtube-dl - Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites

youtube-dl-server - Web / REST interface for downloading youtube videos onto a server.