Ghost Downloader vs youtube-dl
| Ghost Downloader | youtube-dl | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Platforms | Android, extension, Linux, macOS, Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum video quality | 4k | |
| Supported sources | YouTube, Bilibili, GitHub, Hugging Face, HLS, MPEG-DASH, HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, eD2k | YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Facebook, SoundCloud, and many other listed sites |
| Output formats | .ts | 3gp, aac, flv, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm |
| Playlist downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Subtitle downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Batch downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Device platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Chrome, Edge, Firefox | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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