OmniGet vs ezytdl
OmniGet is a free, open-source (GPL-3.0) alternative to ezytdl for Windows, macOS and Linux. Tested on September 30, 2026, the OmniGet 0.10.1 app downloaded 8 of 9 free test items and ezytdl 3.0.3 downloaded 5; on a 372 MB direct file they tied (113.5 s against 126.5 s, overlapping ranges), and ezytdl kept the better converter.
Written by Antonio Leandro, who makes OmniGet. ezytdl is described from its own repository and releases.
Short answer
On a 372 MB direct file the two tied: 113.5 seconds for OmniGet and 126.5 for ezytdl, with rounds from 89 to 253 seconds on a busy network. Across nine free items OmniGet got 8 and ezytdl 5. ezytdl's one-click YouTube download went through FFmpeg, got HTTP 403 and saved only the audio while reporting Done; it has no subtitles, no torrents and no SponsorBlock. OmniGet 0.10.1 stalled on the HLS stream that ezytdl saved. ezytdl wins on converting: editable presets, trims and a GPU-to-CPU fallback, also for files already on disk. OmniGet used 52 MB of memory against 266 MB and is the smaller download.
Pros and cons, side by side
Written from our study of each app's repository and releases. Every row names the better app, including when it is not OmniGet.
| What matters | OmniGet | ezytdl |
|---|---|---|
| Free test items downloaded | 8 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
| Speed on a large direct file | 113.5 s for 372 MB (104.6 to 168.2 s) | 126.5 s (89.5 to 253.1 s); the ranges overlap |
| YouTube in full quality | 1080p video with audio | Its FFmpeg download got HTTP 403; it saved the audio only and reported Done |
| Subtitles, SponsorBlock, logins | All three, with an extension that forwards cookies | None; cookies only by typing yt-dlp flags |
| Converting files | One-click tools per item (MP4, GIF, cut, audio, re-encode) | Editable presets, trim, scale and GPU fallback, also for local files |
| Size and upkeep | 44.1 MB for macOS; 12 languages; active | 115.3 MB plus a 21.6 MB download; English only; on hiatus |
OmniGet wins 4, ezytdl wins 1, 1 tied
Download speed
What each app can do
| OmniGet | ezytdl | |
|---|---|---|
| Playlists and channels | Yes | Yes |
| Subtitles | Yes | No |
| Audio only | Yes | Yes |
| Choose quality and format | Yes | Yes |
| Private and members-only videos (your login) | Yes | Partly |
| Browser extension | Yes | No |
| Torrents and magnet links | Yes | No |
| Direct file links | Yes | Partly |
| Queue and parallel downloads | Yes | Partly |
| Watch channels for new videos | Yes | No |
| SponsorBlock, chapters, metadata | Yes | No |
| AI agents and MCP | Yes | No |
What ezytdl does better
Its converter is the best part. Presets for MP4, HEVC, MP3, OGG and a palette GIF can be edited and saved, with trim, resolution, bitrate and frame rate, and the same screen converts files already on your disk. It tests each GPU encoder once on a tiny clip and, when a conversion fails, steps down from GPU to CPU until one works. It also searches YouTube, YouTube Music, SoundCloud and Spotify by name.
Who wins what
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Free test items downloaded correctly (9 in one pass)
OmniGet
OmniGet 89 % · ezytdl 56 %
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Direct file from download.blender.org (372 MB)
OmniGet
OmniGet 113.5 s · ezytdl 126.5 s
ezytdl is an Electron front end for yt-dlp by sylviiu, GPL-3.0, with a queue, search by name and a converter built on FFmpeg. Its README says the project is on hiatus; 3.0.3, from April 2026, is the latest release. OmniGet is a Tauri app that downloads through yt-dlp, its own extractors, a BitTorrent client and a segmented downloader for direct files.
Both apps were run on the same Mac, network and day. ezytdl has no command line or local API, so it was opened with Chromium's remote-debugging flag and driven through the same functions its window calls when you paste a link and press Full Quality; OmniGet 0.10.1 was driven over its MCP endpoint. Nine free items were downloaded once each, and the Blender direct file was timed in five alternating rounds after a warm-up.
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The apps in this benchmark
Why ezytdl missed YouTube
With FFmpeg installed, ezytdl's Full Quality button does not let yt-dlp download: yt-dlp only reads the page, then ezytdl hands the best video and audio URLs to FFmpeg. On Big Buck Bunny that request got HTTP 403 for every video stream it tried, and the job ended as Done with a 10 MB audio file, while a 712 MB video-only part was left in its folder. OmniGet saved the same video at 1080p with audio. The audio-only item worked in both apps.
Where each one failed
ezytdl has no subtitle option at all, so the subtitled film came without subtitles, and it has no torrent support. On the Internet Archive album, its Best Audio button asked yt-dlp for a format the site does not list and saved nothing; the Full Quality button saved all four tracks. OmniGet 0.10.1 stalled on the HLS test stream, which ezytdl recorded at 1080p through FFmpeg in about three minutes; OmniGet's main branch has since reworked its HLS stall handling.
The direct file, and memory
On the 372 MB file the medians were 113.5 seconds for OmniGet and 126.5 for ezytdl, with ezytdl's rounds between 89.5 and 253.1 seconds, so the result is a tie. Adding --concurrent-fragments 8 in ezytdl's advanced box did not help a single-file download (152.8 s). The clearer difference is memory: 52 MB at the peak for OmniGet against 266 MB for ezytdl, whose number includes its Electron window; OmniGet's WebKit window is not counted.
Which one should you pick?
- Choose OmniGet if you download from YouTube, need subtitles, SponsorBlock, torrents, direct files or content behind your login, or want a small app that is still updated.
- Choose ezytdl if you mostly convert media with your own presets, want GPU encoding that falls back on its own, or like searching several music sites by name in one window.
Other ezytdl alternatives
Free, open-source apps that do some of what ezytdl does.
- Open-source yt-dlp GUIs compared Every desktop app we track, ordered by GitHub stars, with its license, latest release and who it suits.
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- OmniGet vs SCrawler Windows app that saves media from social sites and user profiles. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs Videomass Cross-platform FFmpeg front end for batch conversion with presets; it removed its yt-dlp downloader in version 6.1.12. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs Vividl Windows front end for yt-dlp built with WPF. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs Hindsight Agent memory system by Vectorize: retain, recall and reflect over a memory bank, as a server with Postgres or embedded in Python. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs aria2 Command-line download utility for HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent and Metalink, with many connections per file. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs you-get Command-line downloader written in Python that scrapes media from web pages. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs youtube-dl The original command-line video downloader that yt-dlp was forked from. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs yt-dlp The command-line audio and video downloader that OmniGet runs on. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs Open Video Downloader Cross-platform yt-dlp front end built with Tauri and Vue, with a very small installer. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs Parabolic yt-dlp front end with a native interface: WinUI on Windows and GNOME on Linux, published on Flathub. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs VidBee Electron app built on yt-dlp that also makes local transcripts, AI summaries and RSS subscriptions. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs ytDownloader Electron yt-dlp app with a clip trimmer and a video compressor, on many app stores. Compared with OmniGet
- Parabolic on GitHub yt-dlp front end with a native interface: WinUI on Windows and GNOME on Linux, published on Flathub.
- ytDownloader on GitHub Electron yt-dlp app with a clip trimmer and a video compressor, on many app stores.
- VidBee on GitHub Electron app built on yt-dlp that also makes local transcripts, AI summaries and RSS subscriptions.
Where OmniGet still loses
We publish this on purpose. It is the list we work from to make OmniGet better.
- Converter presets: ezytdl converts downloads and any local file with editable presets (MP4, HEVC, MP3, OGG, GIF with a palette, a trim range, resolution, bitrate and FPS) and saves your own. OmniGet has fixed one-click tools per item.
- GPU checks: ezytdl tests NVENC, QSV, AMF, VAAPI and VideoToolbox on a tiny clip and falls back from GPU to CPU when a conversion fails. OmniGet 0.10.1 picks the first GPU encoder FFmpeg lists and stops if it fails; its Re-encode on macOS fails with the VideoToolbox encoder (fixed on the main branch after this test).
- Search inside the app: ezytdl searches YouTube, YouTube Music, SoundCloud and Spotify by name. OmniGet 0.10.1 searches YouTube and SoundCloud from the paste box only.
- Windows on ARM: ezytdl's Windows installer includes an ARM64 build; OmniGet has none.
Trying OmniGet costs nothing
Both save to normal folders. You can keep ezytdl as a converter and let OmniGet do the downloading; OmniGet does not need FFmpeg or a yt-dlp download before the first run.
Method
Run it yourself
Open ezytdl 3.0.3 with --remote-debugging-port=9333 and the OmniGet 0.10.1 app with its MCP endpoint, then: node scripts/bench/speed.mjs --slug omniget-vs-ezytdl --tools omniget-app,ezytdl --success-only && node scripts/bench/speed.mjs --slug omniget-vs-ezytdl --tools omniget-app,ezytdl,ezytdl-tuned --items direct-large --speed-only --rounds 5 --warmup 1 Data licensed CC BY 4.0: reuse it freely with a link to this page.
Sources
Questions
Is ezytdl still maintained?
Its README says the project is on hiatus, with rare updates for bugs and dependencies. The latest release, 3.0.3, is from April 2026.
Why does ezytdl only download audio from YouTube?
In this test, its Full Quality button streamed the video with FFmpeg, YouTube answered HTTP 403, and ezytdl kept only the audio while showing Done. OmniGet downloaded the same video at 1080p with audio.
Can ezytdl download subtitles?
No. ezytdl 3.0.3 has no subtitle option. OmniGet saves subtitles beside the file or inside it, in the languages you choose.
Does ezytdl have a browser extension?
Not anymore. Its browser connector was removed in November 2025. OmniGet has a Chrome and Firefox extension that sends the page, a link or a detected stream to the app with your cookies.
What is a good ezytdl alternative?
OmniGet is a free, open-source alternative for Windows, macOS and Linux, with subtitles, torrents and an MCP server. Parabolic, ytDownloader and VidBee are other free yt-dlp apps, each compared with OmniGet on its own page.
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