video-dl

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Runs on Android, Linux, Mac, Windows.

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video-dl is ranked #54 of 137 in video downloaders on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, Linux, macOS, Windows.

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Supported sources: Websites supported by yt-dlp
Playlist downloads: Yes
Subtitle downloads: Yes
Batch downloads: Yes
Device platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android

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The record

Purpose: video-dl is a desktop and Android graphical interface for yt-dlp that simplifies downloading videos.
Supported sites: It downloads from sites supported by yt-dlp.
Editable output: NLE Ready remuxes video when its codec suits an editor and re-encodes only when needed.
Hardware encoding: The app detects and uses NVENC, QuickSync, AMF, and VideoToolbox hardware encoders.
Audio: It can download audio in a chosen codec, and its Song only feature uses SponsorBlock to cut non-music sections.
Other download options: It supports timecode range cuts, playlists or selected playlist items, subtitles, proxies, and queued links.
Login-required videos: It can use browser cookies for videos that need a login; on Windows, Chrome 127 and later requires exporting cookies.txt or using Firefox or Edge.
Download transport: Downloads use aria2c over several connections, and the app displays download and processing progress bars.
Languages and themes: The app offers English, French, and German, with light and dark themes.
Platform requirements: Windows and Android need no separate dependencies; Linux requires ffmpeg, and macOS requires ffmpeg installed with Homebrew.
Updates: The app updates itself, and new versions are downloaded and verified through a signed update channel.
Signing: The Windows binary is Authenticode-signed, and the Android APK is signed with a release key whose fingerprint the build checks before publishing.
Privacy: The project says the program sends nothing except requests to fetch the video URL supplied by the user and check for updates.
License: The GitHub repository identifies the project as MIT-licensed.

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Best Video Downloaders in 2026#54 of 137

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Sources

github.com/Kenshin9977/video-dl· checked 12 Oct 2026