Which download app is fastest?

OmniGet and the most used free download apps, timed on the same links, connection and computer. Under construction: the measurements are being run.

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Written by Antonio Leandro, who makes OmniGet. Every app is described from its own repository and releases.

Download speed

Download speed is being measured: same links, same connection, same computer, several runs each. The results will appear here with the script to run them again.

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The apps in this benchmark

  • OmniGet

    License:
    GPL-3.0
    Built with:
    Tauri (Rust + web UI)
    GitHub:
    14.4k stars · v0.10.1
    • Its own extractors, torrents and direct files on top of yt-dlp.
    • An MCP server and AI coding agents in the same app.

  • ytDownloader

    License:
    GPL-3.0
    Built with:
    Electron
    GitHub:
    10.6k stars · v4.1.0
    • Linux packages in every common format: AppImage, .deb, .rpm and a zip.
    • macOS builds for both Apple Silicon and Intel.

  • Open Video Downloader

    License:
    AGPL-3.0
    Built with:
    Tauri (Rust + web UI)
    GitHub:
    9.7k stars · app-v3.2.1
    • The smallest installer in this group on Windows and macOS.
    • Built on Tauri, like OmniGet, so it does not ship a full browser.

  • Parabolic

    License:
    MIT
    Built with:
    .NET (C#): WinUI on Windows, GNOME on Linux
    GitHub:
    7.6k stars · 2026.5.0
    • Native look on Linux: a GNOME app, also published as a Flatpak.
    • MIT license; the Flatpak id shows its earlier name, Tube Converter.

  • VidBee

    License:
    MIT
    Built with:
    Electron
    GitHub:
    11.1k stars · v2.3.0
    • A portable Windows build next to the installer.
    • Zip packages for Windows and macOS besides the installers.

  • Media Downloader

    License:
    GPL-2.0-or-later
    Built with:
    Qt 6 (C++)
    GitHub:
    5.1k stars · 5.6.8
    • Pick the engine per link or by URL rule: yt-dlp, gallery-dl, aria2c, wget, you-get, lux, svtplay-dl and more, each added as an extension.
    • Batch tab that reads links from a text file, restores the list after a restart and runs several downloads at once.
    • Builds for Windows 7 (32-bit), a portable Windows version, Flathub, the official Fedora repositories and 18 interface languages.

  • YTSage

    License:
    MIT
    GitHub:
    4.7k stars · v5.6.5

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