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You-Get
What You-Get is
You-Get is a free command-line utility for downloading videos, audio, images, and other web content. It supports many listed services, including YouTube, X, Vimeo, Tumblr, Instagram, Flickr, Facebook, Dailymotion, Bilibili, and Youku. Downloads can use webm, mp4, or 3gp formats, with subtitle, batch, and playlist support. You-Get can send an online video to a chosen media player instead of saving it, scrape page images, and download arbitrary non-HTML binary content from a resource URL. Image scraping is described as experimental and imperfect. A universal extractor attempts downloads from sites outside the supported list. Command-line controls include output paths and names, HTTP proxy use, and resuming interrupted downloads. Python 3.7.4 or later and FFmpeg 1.0 or later are recommended; RTMPDump is optional. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows through WSL.
Who it suits
It suits command-line users who need media, image, or binary downloads from supported websites. It also fits users wanting subtitle, playlist, batch, proxy, or resume controls.
What it does well
- Free MIT-licensed utility
- Video, audio, image, and binary downloads
- Subtitle, batch, and playlist support
- Media-player playback option
- Linux, macOS, and Windows WSL
What to know first
- Image scraping is experimental and imperfect
- Windows use requires WSL
- JSON schema may change incompatibly
- Python and FFmpeg are recommended
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| You-Get | MIT-licensed command-line utility; no paid plans or usage limits stated | Free |
As you-get.org lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
You-Get offers broad command-line downloading with playlists, subtitles, batches, and fallback extraction. Its experimental image scraping and platform dependencies matter for setup planning.
Facts from You-Get's own pages
- Batch downloads
- Yes · you-get.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Data output
- The tool can output extracted resource URLs or JSON, but the maker warns that the JSON schema is not stabilized and may change incompatibly. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The installation page recommends Python 3.7.4 or later and FFmpeg 1.0 or later, with RTMPDump optional. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Device platforms
- macOS,Linux,Windows via WSL · you-get.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Download controls
- The command line supports choosing output directory and filename, using an HTTP proxy, and resuming interrupted downloads. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Fallback extraction
- For sites absent from its supported-sites list, the universal extractor attempts to find and download resources from the page. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Formats
- Format selection is not generally implemented for most supported sites, where the default is the highest-quality format. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · you-get.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Image scraping
- It can scrape web pages for images, a feature the site describes as experimental and imperfect. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The maker documents installation through pip, GitHub, Homebrew on Mac, pkg on FreeBSD, and Flox on Mac, Linux, and Windows WSL. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Other downloads
- It can download arbitrary non-HTML binary content when given a resource URL. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- webm,mp4,3gp · you-get.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Playback
- It can send an online video to a chosen media player instead of downloading it. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- You-Get is a command-line utility for downloading videos, audio, images, and other web content. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Security and license
- The software is distributed under the MIT license and provided as-is without warranty. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Site coverage
- The maker lists support for sites including YouTube, Vimeo, Tumblr, SoundCloud, Instagram, Flickr, and Bilibili, with support varying by media type. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Subtitle downloads
- Yes · you-get.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Support
- The maker points users to a Gitter channel for quick questions and issue-reporting guidelines for problems or contributions. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Supported sources
- YouTube,X (Twitter),VK,Vimeo,Veoh,Tumblr,TED,SHOWROOM,MTV81,Metacafe,Magisto,Khan Academy,Internet Archive,Instagram,InfoQ,Flickr,Facebook,Dailymotion,Coub,CBS,niconico,Bilibili,iQIYI,QQ Video,Sohu,Tudou,Youku,and other listed sites · you-get.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Video and audio
- It downloads media from supported websites including YouTube, Youku, and Niconico. · you-get.org, 12 Oct 2026
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