yt-dlc VS youtube-dl

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

yt-dlc

media downloader and library for various sites. (by blackjack4494)

youtube-dl

Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites (by ytdl-org)
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yt-dlc youtube-dl
39 1082
2,846 127,924
- 1.2%
0.0 8.6
over 2 years ago 1 day ago
Python Python
The Unlicense The Unlicense
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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.

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 yt-dlc 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.

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

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

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!

FlexGet - The official FlexGet repository

bulk-downloader-for-reddit - Downloads and archives content from reddit

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