Open Source Alternatives to 4K Video Downloader
A media downloader that lets users capture videos from YouTube and other sites, offering free core functionality and optional paid licenses for advanced features.
Whether you want to cut software costs or escape vendor lock-in, these open source alternatives to 4K Video Downloader give you an option you fully own. Run them on your own server or desktop, so your data stays under your control. This page lists 8 open source alternatives to 4K Video Downloader. The most popular are MeTube, ytDownloader and VidBee. Most use the AGPL-3.0 or GPL-3.0 license, and 5 offer an official Docker image.
MeTube
A self-hosted web interface for downloading video, audio, and captions from YouTube and other sites.
ytDownloader
Downloads video and audio content from hundreds of websites with built in compression and playlist support.
VidBee
Download video and audio content from over 1000 websites with automated RSS feed subscription capabilities.
MediaGo
Download videos from YouTube and other platforms by sniffing m3u8 and HLS streams via desktop.
Open Video Downloader
Download videos, audio, subtitles, and metadata from hundreds of websites using a graphical user interface.
OmniGet
A cross platform media downloader and manager for online courses, videos, music, and electronic books.
Pinchflat
Self-hosted media manager that automatically downloads YouTube channels and playlists using yt-dlp for local archiving.
yt-dlp Web UI
A self-hosted web interface and RPC server for managing video downloads using the yt-dlp tool.
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