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Best Media Downloader Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from video downloaders ranked against Media Downloader on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    yt-dlp Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.1
    Media Downloader vs yt-dlp
  2. 2
    4K Video Downloader+ Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin 8.1
    Media Downloader vs 4K Video Downloader+
  3. 3
    MeTube Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxself-hosted Free8.1
    Media Downloader vs MeTube
  4. 4
    Freemake Video Downloader Free plan MacWin Free8.0
    Media Downloader vs Freemake Video Downloader
  5. 5
    Youwee Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free8.0
    Media Downloader vs Youwee
  6. 6
    NeoDLP Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free8.0
    Media Downloader vs NeoDLP
  7. 7
    yt-dlp app Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.9
    Media Downloader vs yt-dlp app
  8. 8
    DownKingo Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.9
    Media Downloader vs DownKingo
  9. 9
    OmniGet Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free7.9
    Media Downloader vs OmniGet
  10. 10
    Yalla Video Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.9
    Media Downloader vs Yalla Video
  11. 11
    yt-dlp online Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.9
    Media Downloader vs yt-dlp online
  12. 12
    YTDLnis Free plan Android Free7.8
    Media Downloader vs YTDLnis
  13. 13
    MeowLoad Free plan extensionMacWebWin Free7.8
    Media Downloader vs MeowLoad
  14. 14
    Catalyst Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.8
    Media Downloader vs Catalyst
  15. 15
    Arroxy Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.8
    Media Downloader vs Arroxy
  16. 16
    DownSnap Free plan AndroidiOSMacWebWin Free7.8
    Media Downloader vs DownSnap
  17. 17
    Star Video Downloader Free plan MacWin $5/mo7.7
    Media Downloader vs Star Video Downloader
  18. 18
    Turbo Downloader Free plan MacWin 7.7
    Media Downloader vs Turbo Downloader
  19. 19
    aTube Catcher Free plan LinuxMacWin $19.95/mo7.7
    Media Downloader vs aTube Catcher
  20. 20
    Tartube Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.7
    Media Downloader vs Tartube

Media Downloader alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1yt-dlp8.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
24K Video Downloader+8.1Free planAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
3MeTube8.1Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
4Freemake Video Downloader8.0Free planFreeMac, Windows
5Youwee8.0Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
6NeoDLP8.0Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
7yt-dlp app7.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8DownKingo7.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9OmniGet7.9Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
10Yalla Video7.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11yt-dlp online7.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
12YTDLnis7.8Free planFreeAndroid
13MeowLoad7.8Free planFreeBrowser, Mac, Web, Windows
14Catalyst7.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15Arroxy7.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
16DownSnap7.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
17Star Video Downloader7.7Free plan$5/moMac, Windows
18Turbo Downloader7.7Free planMac, Windows
19aTube Catcher7.7Free plan$19.95/moLinux, Mac, Windows
20Tartube7.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Media Downloader alternatives

What is the best alternative to Media Downloader?

yt-dlp, number 1 in video downloaders with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: 4K Video Downloader+, MeTube, Freemake Video Downloader and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Media Downloader?

yt-dlp is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.