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 SourceYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
Airy[2] SharewareNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
Free Studio[3][4][5] Freeware (Crippleware[lower-alpha 1])NoYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYes
JDownloader[6] Open SourceNoYes?YesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
Freemake Video Downloader[7] Freeware (Crippleware[lower-alpha 1])NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Invidious[8] Open Source (AGPLv3)YesNoNo?NoNoNoYesNoYesYesYes
youtube-dl[9] Open Source (Unlicense)NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Internet Download Manager Shareware Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  1. 1 2 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 YesYesYesNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo??
Airy YesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo??
Free Studio YesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYes??
JDownloader YesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo??
Video DownloadHelper YesYesYesYesYes????????
Freemake Video Downloader YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Invidious NoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
youtube-dl Yes[lower-alpha 1]Yes[lower-alpha 1]NoYes[lower-alpha 1]Yes[lower-alpha 1]Yes[lower-alpha 1]Yes[lower-alpha 1]Yes[lower-alpha 1]NoNoYes[lower-alpha 1]YesYes
Internet Download Manager NoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo

Supported operating systems

YouTube Downloader Online Windows Mac OS X Linux Android
ClipGrab NoYesYesYesNo
Airy NoYesYesNoNo
Free Studio NoYesYesNoNo
Video DownloadHelper YesYesYesYesNo
Freemake Video Downloader NoYesNoNoNo
Invidious YesYesYesYesNo
youtube-dl NoYesYesYesYes
Internet Download Manager NoYesNoNoNo

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ClipGrab - Free YouTube Downloader & Converter". Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Airy video downloader for YouTube". CNet. Archived from the original on 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-07-20.http://download.cnet.com/Airy/3000-2071_4-76086635.html Archived 2015-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Stevens, Pamela (7 July 2012). "DVDVideoSoft Free Studio Review". toptenreviews.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Free YouTube Download - DVDVideoSoft". www.dvdvideosoft.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  5. ↑ "Download Full YouTube Playlist - DVDVideoSoft". www.dvdvideosoft.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  6. ↑ "JDownloader". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  7. ↑ "Freemake Video Downloader review". TechRadar. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Invidious". Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  9. ↑ "youtube-dl". Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
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