yt-dlp comparisons
yt-dlp is compared head-to-head with EaseUS Video Downloader, 4K Video Downloader+ and Freemake Video Downloader and more: 7 head-to-heads in Video Downloaders, each with the specs and prices we checked.
yt-dlp head-to-head
- yt-dlp vs EaseUS Video Downloader
- yt-dlp vs 4K Video Downloader+
- yt-dlp vs Freemake Video Downloader
- yt-dlp vs MeTube
- yt-dlp vs YTDLnis
- yt-dlp vs MediaHuman YouTube Downloader
- yt-dlp vs EGM Downloader
yt-dlp vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Maximum video quality | Supported sources | Output formats | Playlist downloads | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yt-dlp | Yes | Free | YouTube, Bilibili, Dailymotion, Facebook, Vimeo, TikTok, Twitch, and many other extractors | avi, flv, mkv, mov, mp4, webm, aac, aiff, alac, flac, m4a, mka, mp3, ogg, opus, vorbis, wav | Yes | 9.4 | |
| 2 | EaseUS Video Downloader | No | $23.99/yr | 8k | YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Bilibili, Niconico, Dailymotion, Flickr, Naver TV, Likee, Tumblr | MP4, MP3 | Yes | 9.2 |
| 3 | 4K Video Downloader+ | Yes | 9.0 | |||||
| 4 | Freemake Video Downloader | Yes | 4k | 10, 000+ websites, including YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Flickr, VK and Hulu | MP4, WebM, FLV, 3GP, AVI, MP3, WMV, MKV, iPod/iPhone, iPad, Android and PSP | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 5 | MeTube | Yes | Free | 4k | YouTube; dozens of other sites supported through yt-dlp | MP4, M4A, MP3, Opus, WAV, FLAC, SRT, TXT, VTT, TTML, SBV, SCC, DFXP, JPG | Yes | 8.7 |
| 6 | YTDLnis | Yes | Free | 1000+ websites | Yes | 8.6 | ||
| 7 | MediaHuman YouTube Downloader | No | $29.99 one-time | 8k | YouTube, Twitch, Reddit, Vevo, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Facebook, SoundCloud, TikTok, Bilibili, Rumble, Tubi, kick.com, and others | MP4, WebM, MP3 | Yes | 8.4 |
| 8 | EGM Downloader | Yes | Free | 8k | YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo, and more than 1, 000 websites | MP4, MKV, MP4 H.264, MP3, M4A, OPUS, FLAC | Yes | 7.9 |
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