Free YouTube Download vs yt-dlp
| Free YouTube Download | yt-dlp | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Platforms | Android, macOS, Windows | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum video quality | 8k | |
| Supported sources | YouTube | YouTube, Bilibili, Dailymotion, Facebook, Vimeo, TikTok, Twitch, and many other extractors |
| Output formats | MP4, MKV, WEBM, MP3, AVI, MOV | avi, flv, mkv, mov, mp4, webm, aac, aiff, alac, flac, m4a, mka, mp3, ogg, opus, vorbis, wav |
| Playlist downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Subtitle downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Batch downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Device platforms | Windows, macOS, Android | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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