OmniGet vs Vividl
OmniGet is a free, open-source (GPL-3.0) alternative to Vividl for Windows, macOS and Linux. Checked on September 30, 2026, Vividl 0.10.0 is a Windows-only yt-dlp front end with a 93.0 MB installer and GPU recoding to MP4, while OmniGet 0.10.1 has a 37.1 MB Windows setup and adds subtitles, cookies from your browser, torrents, direct files and faster yt-dlp settings.
Written by Antonio Leandro, who makes OmniGet. Vividl is described from its own repository and releases.
Short answer
Vividl (Bluegrams, BSD-3-Clause) is a clean WPF window over yt-dlp for Windows: presets for MP4, WebM, MKV and audio, a pick of exact formats, three downloads at a time, link lists in and out of .txt, a clipboard filter and GPU recoding. It does not set concurrent fragments or aria2c, and it has no subtitle, cookie or SponsorBlock options outside a custom-arguments box. OmniGet runs on three systems and adds those, plus torrents, direct files and a browser extension. There is no speed race here because Vividl needs Windows. The installers are 93.0 MB for Vividl and 37.1 MB for OmniGet.
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 | Vividl |
|---|---|---|
| Systems | Windows, macOS and Linux | Windows 7 or newer, with .NET Framework 4.8 and the Visual C++ 2010 x86 runtime |
| Speed options | Concurrent fragments, aria2c for plain files, its own segmented downloader | yt-dlp defaults: no concurrent fragments, aria2c or speed limit; not timed, Vividl needs Windows |
| Subtitles and logged-in content | Subtitles, SponsorBlock, cookies from the browser extension | Username and password fields; subtitles and cookies only through the custom arguments box |
| Recode and presets | Formats and qualities per download, re-encode tool without GPU choice | MP4, WebM, AVI, MKV and audio presets, GPU recode to MP4 with NVENC, AMF or Quick Sync |
| Link lists and clipboard | Paste many links at once; clipboard detection without a filter | .txt import and export, clipboard import filtered by a regular expression |
| Windows installer size | 37.1 MB | 93.0 MB (37.8 MB portable without yt-dlp and FFmpeg) |
OmniGet wins 3, Vividl wins 2, 1 tied
There is no timed download on this page: Vividl is a WPF app that runs only on Windows (7 or newer, with .NET Framework 4.8), it has no command line, and no Windows machine was available on the test day. Its engine is yt-dlp without concurrent fragments or aria2c, the same engine OmniGet runs with those turned on. The numbers below are the sizes of both downloads.
What each app can do
| OmniGet | Vividl | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not confirmed |
| Queue and parallel downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Watch channels for new videos | Yes | No |
| SponsorBlock, chapters, metadata | Yes | No |
| AI agents and MCP | Yes | No |
Where Vividl is ahead
Vividl's GPU recode to MP4 (NVENC, AMF or Quick Sync), its clipboard filter by regular expression, its .txt link lists and its per-run rule for existing files are real conveniences that OmniGet 0.10.1 does not have. OmniGet's extras are elsewhere: subtitles, SponsorBlock, cookies from your browser, followed channels, torrents and an MCP server for AI agents.
Vividl is a C# app on .NET Framework 4.8 that drives yt-dlp through its author's YoutubeDLSharp library and ships yt-dlp, FFmpeg and QuickJS in its installer. Its installer and portable zips are published on SourceForge and through Chocolatey; the GitHub release carries only source code. OmniGet is a Tauri app for Windows, macOS and Linux that uses yt-dlp with its own extractors, gallery-dl, a direct-file downloader and a BitTorrent client.
On 30 September 2026 Vividl 0.10.0 was read in its code at commit 4e5d419, and its official Chocolatey package was downloaded and checked against the MD5 in the package. SourceForge refused scripted downloads that day, so the installer size is the size SourceForge reports for VividlSetup.msi. Vividl could not be run: this test used a Mac.
Download size and packages
Why the installers differ
Vividl's MSI bundles yt-dlp, FFmpeg, FFprobe and QuickJS. Its portable build without them is 37.8 MB and expects you to install yt-dlp, FFmpeg and Deno yourself. OmniGet's installer is 37.1 MB and fetches its engines the first time a download needs them.
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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
- Version tested:
- 0.10.1 (September 21, 2026)
- 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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Vividl
- License:
- BSD-3-Clause
- GitHub:
- 1.3k stars · v.0.10.0
- Version tested:
- 0.10.0 (March 7, 2026)
Same engine, different settings
Both apps run yt-dlp. Vividl passes a preferred resolution (1080p by default), metadata embedding, an optional download archive and an optional proxy, and leaves transfer settings at yt-dlp's defaults. OmniGet turns on concurrent fragments, hands plain files to aria2c and uses its own segmented downloader for direct links. Without a timed race on Windows, the speed row stays a tie on this page.
Which one should you pick?
- Choose OmniGet if you use a Mac or Linux, want subtitles, SponsorBlock or content behind a login without exporting cookies, or want torrents and direct files in the same app.
- Choose Vividl if you use Windows, want a simple native window with format presets, GPU recoding to MP4, .txt link lists and a clipboard filter.
Other Vividl alternatives
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- OmniGet vs SCrawler Windows app that saves media from social sites and user profiles. Compared with OmniGet
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- 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
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- 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.
- Open Video Downloader on GitHub Cross-platform yt-dlp front end built with Tauri and Vue, with a very small installer.
Where OmniGet still loses
We publish this on purpose. It is the list we work from to make OmniGet better.
- GPU recoding: Vividl can recode to MP4 with NVIDIA NVENC, AMD AMF or Intel Quick Sync through FFmpeg. OmniGet 0.10.1 has no hardware-accelerated recode option.
- Clipboard filter: Vividl imports copied links that match a regular expression and can start them by itself. OmniGet's clipboard detection has no filter.
- Link lists: Vividl imports and exports its list as a .txt of links and keeps unfinished links between restarts.
- Existing files: overwrite, skip or number the new file, and playlist entries already on disk are skipped.
- Languages: 17 in Vividl's release against OmniGet's 12.
Trying OmniGet costs nothing
Both save normal files to the folder you choose, and OmniGet accepts a pasted list of links, so a list exported from Vividl can be pasted into OmniGet.
Method
Run it yourself
curl -sL -o vividl.nupkg https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/package/vividl/0.10.0 && unzip -p vividl.nupkg tools/vividl.zip | md5 (8d763392300518999887fa41dc02166f, as the package's VERIFICATION.txt says); installer size: Content-Length of https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/vividl/v.0.10.0/VividlSetup.msi; OmniGet: omniget_0.10.1_x64-setup.exe from its GitHub release Data licensed CC BY 4.0: reuse it freely with a link to this page.
Sources
Questions
Is Vividl available for Mac or Linux?
No. Vividl is a WPF app for Windows 7 or newer and needs .NET Framework 4.8. OmniGet runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Where do I download Vividl?
From SourceForge (installer and portable zips) or with choco install vividl. Its GitHub releases contain only source code.
Is Vividl safe?
Vividl is open source under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its Chocolatey package publishes an MD5 checksum, which matched on the test day; its SourceForge project links a VirusTotal report.
Can Vividl download subtitles?
Not from its options; you would type yt-dlp subtitle flags into its custom arguments box. OmniGet has subtitle languages and embedding in its settings.
What is a good Vividl alternative?
OmniGet is a free, open-source alternative for Windows, macOS and Linux. Parabolic and Media Downloader are other yt-dlp apps, each compared with OmniGet on its own page.
Other benchmarks
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