Arroxy review
A free yt-dlp desktop interface with playlists, subtitles, metadata, and SponsorBlock.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Arroxy is a free, MIT-licensed desktop application for downloading online video and audio on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It wraps yt-dlp and FFmpeg in a URL-based workflow: users paste a supported link, select formats and quality, and save files locally. The product is suited to people who want direct control over downloads without a hosted service, especially those managing playlists, subtitles, metadata, and batch queues from a desktop computer.
Its strongest fit is the yt-dlp ecosystem. Arroxy supports more than 2,000 sites through yt-dlp and can download MP3, M4A/AAC, Opus, WAV, and video formats supported by the source. Playlist scanning, queued downloads, multiple simultaneous downloads, and live progress support larger download jobs. Manual and automatic subtitle downloads, metadata and artwork embedding, and chapter handling add useful file-organization controls. Cookies.txt support and supported-browser cookie import extend the workflow to authorized signed-in access. SponsorBlock integration can add chapters or trims, while reusable download profiles reduce repeated format selection.
Arroxy remains focused on local downloading rather than hosted media management. Processing and file storage take place on the user's computer, and its maximum verified quality is 4K. Site coverage comes from yt-dlp, which means Arroxy does not maintain its own extractor list. Choose it if free, open-source access to yt-dlp controls, playlists, subtitles, metadata, cookies, and concurrent downloads matters more than a hosted workflow. Consider another video downloader if a higher verified quality ceiling or a different processing model is central to the purchase decision.
Arroxy pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Supports 2,000+ sites through yt-dlp
- Downloads playlists, subtitles, metadata, and artwork
- Offers SponsorBlock, cookies, profiles, and queued downloads
- Where it doesn't
- Maximum verified quality is 4K
- Processing and file storage happen on the user's computer
- Site support depends on yt-dlp rather than Arroxy's own extractor list
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