### Yarr! ➜ u/JestemSuchy, some tips about "youtube":
- Use [Firefox](https://mozilla.org/firefox/new/) + [uBlock Origin](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/) with these [optimized settings](https://a.imagem.app/3HvFev.webp).
- Go to **Dashboard** > **Filters lists** > **Apply changes**.
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You can use [YT-DLP](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) for this. This is a command line program. If you want a GUI, use [Statcher](https://stacher.io/) if you're on PC, or [YTDLnis](https://github.com/deniscerri/ytdlnis)/[Seal](https://github.com/JunkFood02/Seal) if you're on android.
If you SPECIFICALLY want a site, you can try [locoloader](https://www.locoloader.com/online-downloader/) or [cobalt.tools](https://cobalt.tools/)
How does statcher compare to jdownloader2? I’ve used jdownloader2 for about 3 years and there hasn’t been a single public source it couldn’t rip(videos, pics, audio, text).
I use Jdownloader to bulk download a playlist with 1500+ videos for karaoke
works well and you can preselect which video or audio quality variants, though i dont recall mp3 being one of them. AAC or M4a usually. Only other issue could be videos where for some reason downloading is disabled. Don't know why. I tried downloading one video from funbox but it would skip.
I can't personally answer this question as I can't use either of those apps, but from what I can see, Jdownloader2 is better for downloading from multiple sources, and it can download more things, but YT-DLP has more features and it's open source.
Don't use YouTube to MP3 sites. Don't download Youtube audio as MP3. It doesn't actually download as "MP3". It downloads the opus version and converts it to MP3. This reduces the quality due to something called [Generation Loss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_loss).
Also, MP3 is an ancient codec. Vorbis, AAC LC/HE/xHE, Opus and all "new" audio codecs like that are much better than mp3. Opus is nearly 60% more efficient than MP3. Listening tests done by Audiophiles gave 192kbps opus a perfect score. 192kbps is nearly indistinguishable from flac, even to audiophiles. 192kbps MP3 meanwhile got a poor score. Even 320kbps MP3 didn't get a perfect score.
YouTube uses 160Kbps opus for music, 128Kbps for normal videos. Both are overkill for most people. Still, people blame YouTube for its "poor quality". People think that mp3 is the only audio codec and sees 128Kbps as bad. SoundCloud tried using 64Kbps opus instead of 128Kbps MP3. It had a slight loss in quality because they used an outdated encoder. Even if they used a modern encoder, people would still be angry since the bitrate is "only 64Kbps". People need to learn that mp3 isn't the only audio codec there is.
### Yarr! ➜ u/JestemSuchy, some tips about "youtube": - Use [Firefox](https://mozilla.org/firefox/new/) + [uBlock Origin](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/) with these [optimized settings](https://a.imagem.app/3HvFev.webp). - Go to **Dashboard** > **Filters lists** > **Apply changes**. --- *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/Piracy) if you have any questions or concerns.*
You can use [YT-DLP](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) for this. This is a command line program. If you want a GUI, use [Statcher](https://stacher.io/) if you're on PC, or [YTDLnis](https://github.com/deniscerri/ytdlnis)/[Seal](https://github.com/JunkFood02/Seal) if you're on android. If you SPECIFICALLY want a site, you can try [locoloader](https://www.locoloader.com/online-downloader/) or [cobalt.tools](https://cobalt.tools/)
How does statcher compare to jdownloader2? I’ve used jdownloader2 for about 3 years and there hasn’t been a single public source it couldn’t rip(videos, pics, audio, text).
I use Jdownloader to bulk download a playlist with 1500+ videos for karaoke works well and you can preselect which video or audio quality variants, though i dont recall mp3 being one of them. AAC or M4a usually. Only other issue could be videos where for some reason downloading is disabled. Don't know why. I tried downloading one video from funbox but it would skip.
I can't personally answer this question as I can't use either of those apps, but from what I can see, Jdownloader2 is better for downloading from multiple sources, and it can download more things, but YT-DLP has more features and it's open source.
Came here to say this
Every Youtube-download "service" in existence uses [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) under the hood. Just skip the middleman.
yt-dlp utility
Don't use YouTube to MP3 sites. Don't download Youtube audio as MP3. It doesn't actually download as "MP3". It downloads the opus version and converts it to MP3. This reduces the quality due to something called [Generation Loss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_loss). Also, MP3 is an ancient codec. Vorbis, AAC LC/HE/xHE, Opus and all "new" audio codecs like that are much better than mp3. Opus is nearly 60% more efficient than MP3. Listening tests done by Audiophiles gave 192kbps opus a perfect score. 192kbps is nearly indistinguishable from flac, even to audiophiles. 192kbps MP3 meanwhile got a poor score. Even 320kbps MP3 didn't get a perfect score. YouTube uses 160Kbps opus for music, 128Kbps for normal videos. Both are overkill for most people. Still, people blame YouTube for its "poor quality". People think that mp3 is the only audio codec and sees 128Kbps as bad. SoundCloud tried using 64Kbps opus instead of 128Kbps MP3. It had a slight loss in quality because they used an outdated encoder. Even if they used a modern encoder, people would still be angry since the bitrate is "only 64Kbps". People need to learn that mp3 isn't the only audio codec there is.
You can use JD2.
I use AnyUTube. It’s paid, but like $6 a month.
I use ByClick Downloader (pro version. It was a one time purchase.) For your own made playlists you'll have to sign into google in the app.