Open Video Downloader

7.9easy start · #37of 137
in Video Downloaders

Free to practise onyes
Free trialno
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

Open Video Downloader is ranked #37 of 137 in video downloaders on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Open Video Downloader Free Desktop app · downloads from supported websites github.com · 11 Oct 2026

Compared on video downloaders

Free plan: Yes
Supported sources: YouTube; 1000+ services
Output formats: MP4; MKV
Playlist downloads: Yes
Subtitle downloads: Yes
Batch downloads: Yes
Device platforms: Windows; macOS; Linux

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The record

Purpose: A cross-platform desktop app for downloading videos, audio, subtitles and metadata from supported websites.
Download engine: The app provides an interface around yt-dlp and communicates with it to fetch information and start downloads.
Supported sites: The project site says it can download from 1000+ services.
Parallel downloads: The project site advertises up to 32 parallel downloads.
Media options: Users can download full videos or extract audio, and automatically save available subtitles and metadata.
Quality and formats: Users can choose resolution, frame rate and output formats such as MP4 or MKV.
Playlists and output: The app supports downloading entire playlists and setting the download location and filenames with presets or custom templates.
Authentication: The app supports browser cookie files, basic authentication and video passwords.
Updates: The app and yt-dlp update automatically; the Microsoft Store version does not support automatic yt-dlp updates and its updates may arrive later.
Platforms: The app is available for Windows, macOS and Linux, with installers or packages for Intel and Apple Silicon Macs and multiple Linux architectures and distributions.
Distribution: The project lists GitHub Releases, Microsoft Store, Homebrew on Mac and WinGet on Windows as download channels.
License and use: The project is distributed under the AGPL-3.0 license and says users are responsible for following applicable laws and platform terms.
Security support: Security fixes are currently provided for supported 3.x releases; 1.x and 2.x no longer receive security updates.
Security reporting: The security policy asks users to report suspected vulnerabilities privately through GitHub Security or by email, and says maintainers will try to acknowledge reports within 7 days.
Price from: Free

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Best Video Downloaders in 2026#37 of 137

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Sources

github.com/jely2002/youtube-dl-gui· checked 11 Oct 2026
jely2002.github.io/youtube-dl-gui/· checked 11 Oct 2026
github.com/jely2002/youtube-dl-gui/blob/main/SECUR· checked 11 Oct 2026