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Grabbit
What Grabbit is
Grabbit is a free, open-source desktop video downloader for Linux and Windows. It places yt-dlp behind a graphical interface and supports YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo, and more than 1,000 other yt-dlp sites. Downloads can run concurrently in a queue, with pause, resume, retry, and persistence across restarts. Batch, playlist, and subtitle downloads are supported. For each download, you can select video quality and codec, audio format and quality, and subtitle language and format independently, then save MP4 or MKV files. Playlist analysis allows format choices for individual entries. An optional advanced dialog exposes yt-dlp parameters and lets you save named presets. Proxy settings, rate limiting, cookies, and diagnostics are listed controls. The interface supports Italian, English, German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. yt-dlp is bundled, while FFmpeg must be installed separately and is detected automatically.
Who it suits
Grabbit suits Linux or Windows users who need queued, batch, playlist, subtitle, or multi-site video downloads. It also fits users who want detailed format choices or yt-dlp parameters.
What it does well
- Free and open source under the MIT license
- Supports more than 1,000 yt-dlp sites
- Queue pauses, resumes, retries, and persists
- Independent video, audio, and subtitle controls
- Playlist, subtitle, and batch downloads supported
What to know first
- FFmpeg must be installed separately
- Available only on Linux and Windows
- Website privacy policy does not specify Grabbit data practices
Verdict
Grabbit combines broad yt-dlp site coverage with a graphical queue and detailed output controls. Its separate FFmpeg requirement and limited operating-system coverage are the main considerations.
Facts from Grabbit's own pages
- Advanced options
- Users can set yt-dlp parameters and save configurations as reusable named presets. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- Batch downloads
- Yes · aurigalab.dev, 21 Sept 2026
- Device platforms
- Linux,Windows · aurigalab.dev, 21 Sept 2026
- Download queue
- Downloads can run concurrently, be paused, resumed, or retried, and the queue persists across restarts. · aurigalab.dev, 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The page lists Linux and Windows builds; the Windows build is a portable ZIP requiring no installation. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- Format control
- Users can select video quality and codec, audio format and quality, and subtitle language and format independently. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · aurigalab.dev, 21 Sept 2026
- Languages
- The interface supports Italian, English, German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese, and detects the system language on first run. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- License
- Grabbit is described as free and open source under the MIT license. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- License and cost
- The maker describes Grabbit as free and open source under the MIT license. · aurigalab.dev, 11 Oct 2026
- Maker background
- AurigaLAB describes itself as a personal laboratory for building software and says it is not a company or startup yet. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- Other controls
- The maker lists proxy support, rate limiting, cookies, and a diagnostics panel. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- Downloaded video can be merged into MP4 or MKV. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- Playlists
- Grabbit can analyze a playlist and let users select formats for each entry. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- Playlist downloads
- Yes · aurigalab.dev, 21 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Grabbit wraps yt-dlp in a desktop interface for downloading videos. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- Queue
- Downloads can run concurrently, be paused, resumed, or retried, and the queue is saved across restarts. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- FFmpeg must be installed separately; yt-dlp is bundled with Grabbit. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The linked privacy policy describes data practices for the AurigaLAB website, including newsletter, comments, advertising, and analytics; it does not specify Grabbit's data practices. · aurigalab.dev, 11 Oct 2026
- Site support
- The maker says Grabbit supports YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo, and thousands of other sites supported by yt-dlp. · aurigalab.dev, 12 Oct 2026
- Subtitle downloads
- Yes · aurigalab.dev, 21 Sept 2026
- Support
- AurigaLAB lists [email protected] as its contact email. · aurigalab.dev, 11 Oct 2026
- Supported sources
- YouTube,Dailymotion,Vimeo,and 1000+ sites supported by yt-dlp · aurigalab.dev, 21 Sept 2026
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