Catalyst
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Catalyst, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Catalyst's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Open source · Windows · macOS · Linux |
The facts
Each one read from Catalyst's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- The download page lists Windows, macOS, and Linux, but also says no releases are available yet and the first alpha is coming soon.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Batch downloads
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Cookie support
- Catalyst can retrieve cookies from Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Brave, or import a cookie file for members-only content.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Destinations
- Users can create named output categories, each with its own directory and colour.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Download history
- Catalyst logs downloads with thumbnails, channel, date, and size, and lets users search and redownload items.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Engine updates
- The site says yt-dlp updates silently in the background.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Formats
- Users can choose the container, codec, and resolution, including MP4 (H264), Best Quality, MP3, and M4A.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The maker describes Catalyst as free and open source and links to the MIT license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Maximum video quality
- 4kchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Output formats
- MP4 (H264),Best Quality (AV1/VP9),MP3,M4Achecked 21 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says Catalyst has no analytics, telemetry, or account requirement, and that downloads run locally on the user's machine.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Progress and notifications
- Catalyst shows live progress, speed, and ETA, and can send an operating-system notification when its window is not focused.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Catalyst is a video downloader that puts yt-dlp behind a graphical interface.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Queue
- Users can add URLs in bulk, reorder downloads by dragging, and control how many run at once.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Site support
- Catalyst says it supports more than 1,800 sites through yt-dlp.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported sources
- YouTube,Vimeo,Twitter/X,TikTok,Instagram,Reddit,Twitch,Bilibili,and 1,800+ sites via yt-dlpchecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Device platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Windows setup
- The download page says the Windows binary is unsigned and may trigger a SmartScreen warning.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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