ytDownloader

Free plan

What the maker publishes

Audio formats

The app can extract audio as MP3, M4A, WAV, and other formats. source

Compression and themes

The app offers GPU hardware-accelerated video compression and built-in themes. source

Dependencies

The project README lists yt-dlp, Electron, ffmpeg, and Node.js among its used technologies. source

Device platforms

Windows,macOS,Linux source

Free plan

Yes source

Installation options

The site lists Microsoft Store, direct installers, Chocolatey, Winget, Snap, Flathub, and AppImage installation options. source

License

The project repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0. source

macOS setup

The maker says the macOS app is not signed and instructs users to remove its quarantine flag and install yt-dlp with Homebrew. source

Output formats

MP3,M4A,WAV,and other formats source

Playlists

Users can download an entire playlist in one click. source

Playlist downloads

Yes source

Privacy claims

The site says the app has no trackers, ads, analytics, or telemetry. source

Product

ytDownloader is a free, open-source desktop app for downloading video and audio from hundreds of sites. source

Subtitle downloads

Yes source

Subtitles and ranges

It supports downloading subtitles in multiple languages and selecting a specific video time range. source

Support

The site links to the GitHub repository's issue tracker for reporting issues. source

Supported sites

The site names YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter / X, Vimeo, Twitch, Reddit, Dailymotion, SoundCloud, Bilibili, Patreon, Bandcamp, and Streamable among supported sites. source

Supported sources

YouTube,Facebook,Instagram,TikTok,Twitter/X,Vimeo,Twitch,Reddit,Dailymotion,SoundCloud,Bilibili,Patreon,Bandcamp,Streamable,and hundreds more source

Checked against the maker's pages on 12 Oct 2026.