MeTube
8.1#3 in video downloadersFree planFree planAndroidiOSWebExtension
VisitMeTube vs YDL GUI
What both publish
| Fact | MeTube | YDL GUI |
|---|---|---|
| Batch downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Device platforms | web,Android,iOS,Chrome extension | Windows,macOS,Linux |
| Download controls | Users can select quality, format, and folder per download, and configure server-wide yt-dlp options and presets. | The app supports video, audio-only, or video-only downloads, queues with pause, resume, and cancel controls, and configurable concurrent downloads and fragment threading. |
| Integrations | The maker documents Chrome and Firefox extensions, bookmarklets, an iOS Shortcut, Android share-menu apps and a Raycast extension for sending links to MeTube. | The README lists SponsorBlock integration and a companion Chrome/Edge browser extension that passes a page URL and required cookies to the desktop app. |
| License | The repository lists the AGPL-3.0 license. | The repository identifies the software as MIT licensed. |
| Output formats | MP4,M4A,MP3,Opus,WAV,FLAC,SRT,TXT,VTT,TTML,SBV,SCC,DFXP,JPG | MP4,MKV,WebM,MP3,AAC,FLAC,and more |
| Playlist downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | MeTube is a self-hosted web UI for yt-dlp that downloads videos from YouTube and hundreds of other sites to your server. | YDL GUI is a desktop graphical interface for yt-dlp that downloads videos from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter/X, and 1,000+ websites. |
| Subtitle downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Supported sources | YouTube; dozens of other sites supported through yt-dlp | YouTube,Bilibili,Twitter/X,Twitch,Vimeo,TikTok,Instagram,Facebook,Reddit,SoundCloud,and 1000+ sites |
MeTube plans
- FreeFree
YDL GUI plans
- YDL GUIFree
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.
Pick YDL GUI if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.