OmniGet vs ytDownloader
ytDownloader is a clean yt-dlp window; OmniGet adds torrents, direct files, a browser extension and MCP.
Short answer
OmniGet has more speed-ups (aria2c, parallel fragments, segmented direct files) and reaches more: torrents, direct links, followed channels, SponsorBlock and an extension that forwards your login. ytDownloader wins on editing and reach: it trims a clip to a time range, compresses video on the GPU, ships on Flathub, Snap, Microsoft Store, Chocolatey and Scoop, and has more languages. OmniGet is also the smaller download: 37.1 MB against 110.1 MB on Windows.
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 | ytDownloader |
|---|---|---|
| Sites | Own extractors, yt-dlp, torrents, direct files | yt-dlp sites |
| Private and members content | Extension sends cookies, or browser cookies, or cookies.txt | Browser cookies or a cookies file |
| Download speed | Parallel fragments, aria2c, segmented files, speed limit | Parallel fragments, 5 downloads at once |
| YouTube extras | SponsorBlock, chapter split, followed channels | Metadata and thumbnail only |
| Clip and compress | Not offered | Time range and GPU video compressor |
| Install options and languages | Installers, winget, Homebrew; 12 languages | Flathub, Snap, MS Store, Chocolatey, Scoop; 23 languages |
OmniGet wins 4, ytDownloader wins 2, 0 tied
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.
What each app can do
| What each app can do | OmniGet | ytDownloader |
|---|---|---|
| Playlists and channels | Yes | Yes |
| Subtitles | Yes | Yes |
| Audio only | Yes | Yes |
| Choose quality and format | Yes | Yes |
| Private and members-only videos (your login) | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | Yes | No |
| Torrents and magnet links | Yes | No |
| Direct file links | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Queue and parallel downloads | Yes | Partly |
| Watch channels for new videos | Yes | No |
| SponsorBlock, chapters, metadata | Yes | Partly |
| AI agents and MCP | Yes | No |
ytDownloader is a popular, straightforward yt-dlp app built with Electron. OmniGet is built with Tauri. Both are free, open source under GPL-3.0 and available on the three systems.
The numbers come from each project's latest GitHub release, read on the date at the top of the page.
Download size and packages
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What that means in waiting time
Time to download each app (Windows installer) at common connection speeds.
| 2 Mbit/s | 20 Mbit/s | 100 Mbit/s | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OmniGet | 2 min 36 s | 16 s | 3 s |
| ytDownloader | 7 min 42 s | 46 s | 9 s |
Files each project offers
| OmniGet | ytDownloader | |
|---|---|---|
| Windows installer | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Windows portable (x64) | ✓Yes | —No |
| Windows on ARM build | —No | —No |
| macOS, Apple Silicon | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| macOS, Intel | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Linux AppImage | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Linux .deb | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Linux .rpm | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Linux Flatpak | —No | —No |
| Linux on ARM | ✓Yes | —No |
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:
- v0.10.1 (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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ytDownloader
- License:
- GPL-3.0
- Built with:
- Electron
- GitHub:
- 10.4k stars · v4.0.1
- Version tested:
- v4.0.1 (August 26, 2026)
- Linux packages in every common format: AppImage, .deb, .rpm and a zip.
- macOS builds for both Apple Silicon and Intel.
Packages
Both publish installers for Windows, Apple Silicon and Intel builds for macOS, and AppImage, .deb and .rpm on Linux. OmniGet also has a portable Windows build and ARM packages for Linux; ytDownloader adds an .msi and a zip on Windows.
What each app does
ytDownloader keeps to a simple download flow on top of yt-dlp. OmniGet adds its own extractors, torrents, direct files, a browser extension that forwards your login, an MCP server and AI coding agents.
Download size
OmniGet is about a third of ytDownloader's size on Windows and macOS and smaller on Linux too. The difference comes from Electron bundling Chromium.
Which one should you pick?
- Choose OmniGet if you want a smaller download, a portable Windows build, Linux ARM, or torrents, direct files, the MCP server and AI agents in the same app.
- Choose ytDownloader if you want a single-purpose Electron app and are already used to it.
Where OmniGet still loses
We publish this on purpose. It is the list we work from to make OmniGet better.
- Nothing measured here puts OmniGet behind ytDownloader. Next to measure: time from install to the first finished download on a clean machine.
Trying OmniGet costs nothing
Both are free and GPL-3.0, and both save to normal folders, so you can try OmniGet alongside ytDownloader without losing anything.
Method
Run it yourself
node scripts/bench/gui-downloads.mjs Sources
Questions
Which is smaller, OmniGet or ytDownloader?
OmniGet, on Windows, macOS and Linux, measured from their latest GitHub releases.
Do both have the same license?
Yes, both are open source under GPL-3.0.
Other benchmarks
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