Tartube
Tartube is a free, open-source downloader and converter for Windows and Linux. A GUI front-end for youtube-dl, partly based on youtube-dl-gui and written in Python 3 / Gtk 3. It has 3,166 GitHub stars and is released under the LGPL-2.1 license.
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- Windows
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- Actively maintained
About Tartube
Tartube - The Easy Way To Download and Watch Videos =================================================== Works with YouTube, Twitch, Odysee, and hundreds of other sites --------------------------------------------------------------- Download Tartube from trustworthy websites - not fake ones! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Install Tartube
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
choco install tartubeAUR (Arch Linux)
Replaces
Commercial software people commonly use Tartube instead of.
Use it as a free YouTube downloader.
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What is Tartube?
Tartube is a free, open-source downloader and converter for Windows and Linux. A GUI front-end for youtube-dl, partly based on youtube-dl-gui and written in Python 3 / Gtk 3. It has 3,166 GitHub stars and is released under the LGPL-2.1 license.
Is Tartube free and open source?
Yes. Tartube's source code is public on GitHub under the LGPL-2.1 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Tartube?
Chocolatey: choco install tartube and the AUR package tartube. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v2.5.231).
Is Tartube still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 21, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.