YDL GUI
The facts below are what the maker publishes about YDL GUI, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From YDL GUI's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| YDL GUI | Free | MIT-licensed desktop app |
The facts
Each one read from YDL GUI's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Additional tools
- Its toolbox includes thumbnail downloads, subtitle extraction in SRT, VTT, ASS, or LRC formats, live chat archiving, and a yt-dlp plugin manager.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Authentication and network
- The app supports cookies for age-restricted or members-only content and HTTP/SOCKS proxies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Automation
- An installed app can be opened from scripts with a URL, cookies, download directory, and yt-dlp or Deno path supplied as session inputs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Batch downloads
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Cookie handling
- The README states that extension cookies are processed locally and passed to the app without being uploaded.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The first-launch instructions say yt-dlp is fetched from the app settings and Deno can optionally be installed for full YouTube format support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download controls
- The app supports video, audio-only, or video-only downloads, queues with pause, resume, and cancel controls, and configurable concurrent downloads and fragment threading.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extra runtime
- The first-launch instructions say Deno is optional and provides full YouTube format support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Format options
- It can trim video by time, re-encode to formats including MP4, MKV, WebM, MP3, AAC, and FLAC, and embed subtitles, thumbnails, metadata, and chapters.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Getting started
- The README says to paste a link, choose a quality, and click download without using a terminal.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README lists SponsorBlock integration and a companion Chrome/Edge browser extension that passes a page URL and required cookies to the desktop app.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- The releases page lists v1.0.0 and describes channel/creator archives for YouTube and Bilibili, SQLite storage, and cancellable background tasks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the software as MIT licensed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License and support
- The repository identifies the project as MIT-licensed and invites contributions through issues or pull requests.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- MP4,MKV,WebM,MP3,AAC,FLAC,and morechecked 21 Sep 2026
- Playlist downloads
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Processing options
- The README lists clip trimming, output re-encoding, embedding subtitles and metadata, SponsorBlock integration, proxy support, and a speed limiter.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- YDL GUI is a desktop graphical interface for yt-dlp that downloads videos from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter/X, and 1,000+ websites.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release
- The releases page marks version 1.0.0 as the latest release and lists installers for Windows, macOS, and Linux.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Setup
- The README says users can paste a link, choose a quality, and start a download without using a terminal.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser integration
- The companion Chrome and Edge extension can send a page URL and required cookies to the desktop app through a local protocol handler.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Browser support limit
- The extension requires the YDL GUI desktop app to be installed and running for its protocol handler to work.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Device platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- The README lists Windows .exe installers, macOS .dmg files, and Linux AppImage, .deb, and .rpm releases.checked 12 Oct 2026
Alternatives to YDL GUI
- 1
4K Video Downloader+
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows8.6Free plan - 2
Hive
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWebAPI8.6From $5 a month - 3
ClipGrab
Free planOpen sourceLinuxmacOSWindows8.4€10 one-time - 4
MeTube
Free planAndroidiOSWebExtension8.1Free plan - 5
SSvid
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows8.1$10 one-time - 6
Turbo Downloader
Free planmacOSWindows8.0From $19 a year