1.yt-dlp / yt-dlpA feature-rich command-line audio/video downloaderyoutube-dlpythonsponsorblockyt-dlpyoutube-downloadercli+1 morePythonUNLICENSE206K total18K forks+45,962 starsfrom 159,818 · score 10.74
2.ytdl-org / youtube-dlCommand-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sitesPythonUNLICENSE141K total11K forks+2,091 starsfrom 139,380 · score 7.65
3.pytube / pytubeLightweight, dependency-free Python library and CLI for downloading YouTube videos, playlists, and captions.pythonyoutubeyoutube-downloaderPythonUNLICENSE13K total2.5K forks+193 starsfrom 13,014 · score 5.27