MediaGrabber
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VisitMediaGrabber vs MeTube
What both publish
| Fact | MediaGrabber | MeTube |
|---|---|---|
| Device platforms | Chrome,Edge,Windows,macOS,Linux | web,Android,iOS,Chrome extension |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The native companion uses FFmpeg for HLS/DASH conversion and yt-dlp for YouTube downloads. | The maker documents Chrome and Firefox extensions, bookmarklets, an iOS Shortcut, Android share-menu apps and a Raycast extension for sending links to MeTube. |
| License | The project is distributed under the MIT license. | The repository lists the AGPL-3.0 license. |
| Maximum video quality | 4k | 4k |
| Output formats | MP4 | MP4,M4A,MP3,Opus,WAV,FLAC,SRT,TXT,VTT,TTML,SBV,SCC,DFXP,JPG |
| Purpose | MediaGrabber is an open-source Chrome and Edge video downloader with quality selection and a native companion app. | MeTube is a self-hosted web UI for yt-dlp that downloads videos from YouTube and hundreds of other sites to your server. |
| Subtitle downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The maintainer invites users to report sites where detection fails by opening an issue with the site URL, and welcomes pull requests. | The README directs users to the troubleshooting FAQ and GitHub Discussions for questions, and Issues for MeTube bugs. |
| Supported sources | HLS (.m3u8),DASH (.mpd),direct MP4/WebM,MSE-blobbed video,YouTube | YouTube; dozens of other sites supported through yt-dlp |
MediaGrabber plans
No prices published.
MeTube plans
- FreeFree
Pick MediaGrabber if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick MeTube if…
MeTube suits people who want to download videos, audio, playlists, or subtitles from YouTube and other yt-dlp-supported sites. Its Android, iOS, web, and Chrome extension options give users several ways to access it.