yt-dlp

Input—per 1M tokens

Output—per 1M tokens

Context—tokens

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About

yt-dlp is ranked #1 of 137 in video downloaders on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

Compared on video downloaders

Free plan: Yesgithub.com
Supported sources: YouTube, Bilibili, Dailymotion, Facebook, Vimeo, TikTok, Twitch, and many other extractorsgithub.com
Output formats: avi, flv, mkv, mov, mp4, webm, aac, aiff, alac, flac, m4a, mka, mp3, ogg, opus, vorbis, wavgithub.com
Playlist downloads: Yesgithub.com
Subtitle downloads: Yesgithub.com
Batch downloads: Yesgithub.com
Device platforms: Windows, macOS, Linuxgithub.com

Facts

Free plan: Yesgithub.com · 20 Sept 2026
Supported sources: YouTube,Bilibili,Dailymotion,Facebook,Vimeo,TikTok,Twitch,and many other extractorsgithub.com · 20 Sept 2026
Output formats: avi,flv,mkv,mov,mp4,webm,aac,aiff,alac,flac,m4a,mka,mp3,ogg,opus,vorbis,wavgithub.com · 20 Sept 2026
Playlist downloads: Yesgithub.com · 20 Sept 2026
Subtitle downloads: Yesgithub.com · 20 Sept 2026
Batch downloads: Yesgithub.com · 20 Sept 2026
Device platforms: Windows,macOS,Linuxgithub.com · 20 Sept 2026
Project type: A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
Site support: Supports thousands of sites.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
Project origin: A fork of youtube-dl based on the inactive youtube-dlc.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
Primary license: The project is licensed under the Unlicense.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
Repository visibility: The GitHub repository is public.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
Repository activity: The repository lists 24,009 commits, 16.8k forks, and 194k stars.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
Windows support: Provides standalone Windows binaries for Windows 8 or later, including x64, x86, and ARM64.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
macOS support: Provides standalone macOS executables for macOS 10.15 or later.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
Linux support: Provides Linux binaries for glibc, musl, x86_64, aarch64, and armv7l variants.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
Python support: Supports CPython 3.10+ and PyPy 3.11+.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
YouTube dependency: yt-dlp-ejs is required for full YouTube support.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
Stable schedule: The stable channel generally publishes releases on a mostly monthly schedule.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
Version warning: Versions older than 90 days display a warning suggesting an update.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
Integrity verification: Release checksums have SHA-512 and SHA-256 signature files with a GPG public key.github.com · 27 Sept 2026
Pricing page: The repository pricing URL returns a page-not-found result.github.com · 27 Sept 2026