# Parabolic (open-source downloader and converter)

> Parabolic is a free, open-source downloader and converter for Windows, macOS and Linux. Parabolic downloads video and audio from YouTube and hundreds of other sites, built on yt-dlp with a simple desktop interface. It has 7,284 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and people use it instead of 4K Video Downloader.

Parabolic downloads video and audio from YouTube and hundreds of other sites, built on yt-dlp with a simple desktop interface. Download the latest version from Releases

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/NickvisionApps/Parabolic |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 7,284 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | 4K Video Downloader |
| Use it as | YouTube downloader |
| Language | C# |
| Website | https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.nickvision.tubeconverter |
| Official | no |
| Category | Downloaders & converters |
| Latest release | 2026.5.0 (May 24, 2026) |
| Last commit | Jun 29, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/NickvisionApps/Parabolic/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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