Ultimate Media Downloader is a fast and open source YouTube downloader for
Linux that saves videos, playlists, channels and music from YouTube and
more than 1400 other websites, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok,
X (Twitter), Reddit, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Twitch, Dailymotion, Rumble and
Odysee. Paste a link, pick a preset and download.
Why choose Ultimate Media Downloader?
- YouTube video downloader: save videos as MP4, MKV or WEBM in any quality from 144p and 720p HD to 1080p, 4K and 8K
- YouTube to MP3 and music downloader: extract audio as MP3 at 128 to 320 kbps, M4A, Opus or lossless FLAC
- Playlist and channel downloader: list an entire playlist in seconds and pick exactly the items you want
- Batch downloader: queue many links and download them all at once
- Subtitles and closed captions: download or embed subtitles in the languages a video offers, including auto-generated captions, as SRT, VTT or ASS
- Sign-in required, private and age-restricted videos: log in once in the built-in browser and download what your account can watch
- YouTube search built in: find videos and playlists inside the app and play them without ads
- Custom format selector: choose the exact resolution, codec and bitrate when a preset is not enough
- Download library, dark theme and an engine (yt-dlp) that updates itself so website changes are handled quickly
Works with the video, audio and streaming sites you use every day, on any
Linux desktop.
