OmniGet vs Media Downloader (macOS)
OmniGet and Media Downloader (macOS) compared: download speed, what each app can download, logins, formats and size. Under construction.
Written by Antonio Leandro, who makes OmniGet. Media Downloader (macOS) is described from its own repository and releases.
Pros and cons, side by side
This table is filled from our study of Media Downloader (macOS). It is not written yet.
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
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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.
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Media Downloader (macOS)
- License:
- None stated (all rights reserved)
- Built with:
- Swift (SwiftUI and AppKit)
- GitHub:
- 1.2k stars · v0.2.0
- A 1.2 MB notarized app: macOS opens it without the unsigned-app workaround.
- Paste a link and get an H.264 MP4 that plays everywhere, with no choices to make.
- A trim panel with a frame strip opens after every download, cuts on the exact frame and copies the clip to the clipboard.
Other Media Downloader (macOS) alternatives
Free, open-source apps that do some of what Media Downloader (macOS) 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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