# Sites and engines · OmniGet Docs

- URL: https://getomniget.com/docs/sites
- Updated: 2026-10-02
- OmniGet 1.0.0

> Free, open-source yt-dlp GUI for Windows, macOS and Linux. Paste a link to save video, audio and files from 1,000+ sites, or run AI coding agents.

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# Sites and engines

OmniGet picks an engine for every link you paste. A dozen big sites have handlers of their own; galleries, direct files, streams and torrents have their own paths; everything else goes to yt-dlp, which knows 1,000+ sites.

## Where it is

There is nothing to choose: OmniGet picks the engine when you paste a link on **Home**. The site it recognized shows under the box (for example **YouTube · Video**). In the [Queue](https://getomniget.com/docs/queue), each item’s **Command** line shows the engine that ran it.

## How OmniGet picks the engine

OmniGet looks at the link and uses the first engine that fits it.

### Sites with their own handler

-   YouTube
-   Instagram: public posts, reels and carousels
-   Threads
-   TikTok
-   X (Twitter)
-   Reddit
-   Twitch: clips
-   Pinterest
-   Bluesky
-   Vimeo
-   Douyin
-   Bilibili (see [Bilibili](https://getomniget.com/docs/bilibili))

Other Twitch links, such as past broadcasts, go to yt-dlp.

Telegram has its own area in OmniGet, where you sign in with your account and browse your chats. See [Telegram](https://getomniget.com/docs/telegram). A `t.me` link pasted on Home goes to yt-dlp.

### Galleries: gallery-dl

Links to image galleries and whole profiles go to gallery-dl, for example DeviantArt, Pixiv, ArtStation, Flickr, Tumblr and Imgur, a subreddit or a Reddit user page, and the media page of an X profile. To keep a profile up to date, use **Downloads › Tools › Profile sync** ([Download tools](https://getomniget.com/docs/dl-tools)).

### Direct files

A link that ends in a file name, such as an archive, an installer, a document or an image, is downloaded as a plain file. The **Quality and more** options are not shown for it. OmniGet also checks unknown links and treats them as files when the server says they are one.

### Streams: HLS

A link to an `.m3u8` playlist is downloaded as an HLS stream and saved as one video. For a live HLS stream, use **Downloads › Tools › Record a live**.

### Torrents and magnet links

`magnet:` links and `.torrent` files go to the built-in BitTorrent engine. See [Torrents and magnet links](https://getomniget.com/docs/torrents).

### Share codes

A `p2p:` code receives a file from another OmniGet user. See [Send a file with a code](https://getomniget.com/docs/p2p).

### Everything else: yt-dlp

Any other `http://` or `https://` link goes to yt-dlp, which supports 1,000+ sites. Click **See supported sites** when OmniGet cannot open a link to see yt-dlp’s list. You can update yt-dlp in [Dependencies](https://getomniget.com/docs/dependencies).

## Known limits

-   **YouTube live streams on air** are not downloaded from the box on Home. Use **Downloads › Tools › Record a live**, or wait for the replay. See [SponsorBlock, chapters and live streams](https://getomniget.com/docs/sponsorblock).
-   **Instagram Stories** are not supported. Posts, reels and carousels are.
-   **DRM**: OmniGet does not break DRM or paywalls. Protected streams are not downloaded or recorded.
-   A few sites are left out at their owners’ request; their links show **OmniGet can’t open this site yet.**
-   Support for any site can break when the site changes. Updating yt-dlp in [Dependencies](https://getomniget.com/docs/dependencies) usually fixes it.

## Common problems

### OmniGet can’t open this site yet.

yt-dlp has no extractor for this page, or the link is not a page with media. Check the link, then click **See supported sites**.

### A site that used to work stopped working

The site changed. Update yt-dlp in **Settings › Advanced › Dependencies** and try again. If it still fails, copy the error **Details** and see [Troubleshooting](https://getomniget.com/docs/troubleshooting).

### It needs a login

Private or members-only content needs your own account. See [Accounts and cookies](https://getomniget.com/docs/cookies).

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