Video Downloader
Video Downloader is a free, open-source downloader and converter for Linux. Download videos from websites like YouTube and many others (based on yt-dlp). It has 1,229 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at Unrud/video-downloader.
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About Video Downloader
Download videos from websites with an easy-to-use interface. Provides the following features: We use Weblate to translate the UI, so feel free to contribute translations over there.
Install Video Downloader
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
flatpak install flathub com.github.unrud.VideoDownloadersnap install video-downloaderAUR (Arch Linux)
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Is Video Downloader free and open source?
Yes. Video Downloader's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Video Downloader?
Flathub: flatpak install flathub com.github.unrud.VideoDownloader, Snap: snap install video-downloader and the AUR package video-downloader. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v0.12.31).
Is Video Downloader still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 27, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.