OmniGet vs Videomass
Videomass cannot download videos anymore: its yt-dlp interface was removed in version 6.1.12 (July 2025), and Videomass 6.1.20 is a GPL-3.0 FFmpeg converter with 143 presets. OmniGet is a free, open-source (GPL-3.0) downloader for Windows, macOS and Linux that also does quick conversions; checked on September 30, 2026, with OmniGet 0.10.1.
Written by Antonio Leandro, who makes OmniGet. Videomass is described from its own repository and releases.
Short answer
These apps now do different jobs. Videomass 6.1.20 converts files you already have: batch conversion with 143 FFmpeg presets, two-pass EBU R128 loudness normalization, x264, x265, VP9 and AV1 encoder panels, lossless joining and image tools. It has had no downloader since 6.1.12. OmniGet downloads from YouTube and the sites of yt-dlp, with its own extractors, torrents and direct files, and offers one-click conversions on each download. On a Mac, OmniGet installs from a .dmg and takes 86.6 MB; Videomass has no macOS package and took 105.6 MB as a Python environment, before Python and FFmpeg themselves.
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 | Videomass |
|---|---|---|
| Downloading | yt-dlp and its own extractors, torrents, direct files, a queue and a browser extension | None since 6.1.12 (July 2025); the old yt-dlp screen moved to a separate app |
| Conversion presets | One-click tools per download (extract audio, mute, voice boost, speed, GIF, trim) and a re-encode dialog | 143 FFmpeg presets in 20 groups, a preset manager and full encoder panels |
| Loudness normalization | Voice boost only in 0.10.1 | Two-pass EBU R128, peak and RMS, per file in a batch |
| Batch jobs | One file at a time from the download list | A saved queue of many files, run one after another, with shutdown when done |
| Installing on a Mac | .dmg for Apple silicon and Intel; FFmpeg set up for you | No macOS package: pip with Python 3.9+, wxPython and your own FFmpeg with ffplay |
OmniGet wins 2, Videomass wins 3, 0 tied
There is no timed download test on this page because Videomass 6.1.20 cannot download: its yt-dlp interface was removed in version 6.1.12 (July 2025), and today it converts files you already have. The numbers below compare what can be measured on both: the size of each app on a Mac and the age of the latest release.
What each app can do
| OmniGet | Videomass | |
|---|---|---|
| Playlists and channels | Yes | No |
| Subtitles | Yes | Partly |
| Audio only | Yes | Partly |
| Choose quality and format | Yes | No |
| Private and members-only videos (your login) | Yes | No |
| Browser extension | Yes | No |
| Torrents and magnet links | Yes | No |
| Direct file links | Yes | No |
| 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 Videomass does better
Converting is Videomass's whole job, and it goes deeper than OmniGet: 143 presets in 20 groups that you can edit and share as JSON, two-pass encodes for x264, x265, VP9 and AV1, vid.stab stabilization, audio normalization to EBU R128 with the measured values fed into a second pass, and a queue that survives a restart. OmniGet converts one download at a time with a few fixed tools (extract audio, MP4, GIF, trim, voice boost and a re-encode to H.264, HEVC or AV1).
Videomass is a wxPython front end for FFmpeg by Gianluca Pernigotto (jeanslack). Until mid 2025 it also had a screen for yt-dlp; the changelog of 6.1.12 says it was completely removed, and the Help menu now points to the author's separate yt-dlp app. OmniGet is a Tauri app built to download, with a few FFmpeg tools for what you just saved.
Videomass 6.1.20, the latest release (19 September 2025), was installed with pip into a Python 3.13 environment on the same Mac as the published OmniGet 0.10.1, on 30 September 2026, and its window opened. Because it cannot download, there is no race here; this page compares what each app does, with a source for every fact, and the size each takes on disk.
Download size and packages
Installing on a Mac
Videomass's developer says its old macOS packages are deprecated, and there is no Homebrew formula. On a Mac it installs with pip, which needs Python 3.9 or newer, pulls wxPython, and expects FFmpeg with ffprobe and ffplay on the PATH. OmniGet ships a .dmg for Apple silicon and Intel and sets up yt-dlp and FFmpeg itself. Neither Mac build is notarized by Apple.
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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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Videomass
- License:
- GPL-3.0
- Built with:
- Python (wxPython)
- GitHub:
- 1.7k stars · v6.1.22
- Batch conversion with 143 ready presets in 20 groups, and a preset manager to write your own.
- Two-pass EBU R128 loudness normalization, plus peak and RMS normalization, per file in a batch.
- Encoder panels for x264, x265, VP9 and AV1 with two passes, video stabilization, filters, lossless joining and image tools.
Where the downloader went
Up to the 5.x series Videomass ran the yt-dlp program for downloads and used its Python module to list formats, with playlists and cookies. Version 6.1.12 removed all of it, and a search of 6.1.20's code finds no yt-dlp left. Searches for a Videomass video download on a new install now lead nowhere; a separate downloader is needed.
Which one should you pick?
- Choose OmniGet if you want to download video, audio or subtitles from sites, playlists, torrents or direct links, with quick conversions on what you saved and no Python to install.
- Choose Videomass if you already have the files and want batch conversions with presets, loudness normalization to a broadcast standard, or full control of the encoder.
Other Videomass alternatives
Free, open-source apps that do some of what Videomass 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.
- OmniGet vs ezytdl Electron front end for yt-dlp with advanced options. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs Media Downloader Qt/C++ front end for several download engines, including yt-dlp, gallery-dl and aria2c. Compared with OmniGet
- OmniGet vs SCrawler Windows app that saves media from social sites and user profiles. 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.
- Media Downloader on GitHub Qt/C++ front end for several download engines, including yt-dlp, gallery-dl and aria2c.
- Media Downloader (macOS) on GitHub Tiny native macOS app in Swift: paste a link, it saves an MP4 with the yt-dlp and FFmpeg you installed, then opens a trim panel.
Where OmniGet still loses
We publish this on purpose. It is the list we work from to make OmniGet better.
- Conversion depth: Videomass ships 143 FFmpeg presets in 20 groups and a preset manager; OmniGet has a handful of one-click video tools and a re-encode dialog.
- Loudness: Videomass normalizes a batch to EBU R128 in two passes (I -16, TP -1.5, LRA 11 by default), or by peak or RMS level. OmniGet 0.10.1 only boosts voices.
- Encoder control: two-pass x264, x265, VP9 and AV1, video stabilization, crop, rotate, denoise and a raw command dialog. OmniGet picks settings for you.
- Image tools: slideshows with music, a video from one picture, thumbnails, mosaics and palette GIFs.
Trying OmniGet costs nothing
They fit together: download with OmniGet, then drop the files on Videomass for heavy conversions or loudness normalization. Both use normal folders and plain FFmpeg, so nothing is locked in.
Method
Run it yourself
Sizes: `du -sk` of OmniGet.app (from omniget_0.10.1_aarch64.dmg) and of a Python 3.13 venv after `pip install videomass==6.1.20` on macOS 26.5.2, Apple M5; file sizes from the GitHub release pages and https://pypi.org/pypi/videomass/6.1.20/json. Features: .plano/estudos/videomass.md, read at commit 35356466 (tag v6.1.20).
Sources
Questions
Can Videomass download videos?
Not anymore. The yt-dlp downloader was removed in Videomass 6.1.12 (July 2025), and 6.1.20 only converts local files. Older 5.x releases could download, but they use an old yt-dlp setup and are no longer maintained.
What happened to the Videomass yt-dlp downloader?
Its developer removed it from Videomass and points to a separate yt-dlp app of his in the Help menu. Videomass itself is now only a front end for FFmpeg.
How do I install Videomass on a Mac?
There is no current .dmg. Install Python 3.9 or newer and FFmpeg (with ffprobe and ffplay), then run pip install videomass in a virtual environment; wxPython comes with it. On an Apple silicon Mac this took 105.6 MB for the environment.
Is there a Videomass alternative that downloads and converts?
OmniGet downloads from YouTube and many other sites and converts the result in one app (audio, MP4, GIF, trim, re-encode). Parabolic and Media Downloader are yt-dlp apps with conversion options, each compared with OmniGet on its own page.
Does OmniGet normalize loudness like Videomass?
Not in 0.10.1, which only has a voice boost. Videomass normalizes to EBU R128 in two passes, or by peak or RMS level, across a batch.
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