YT Channel Downloader is an open source downloader for YouTube videos. It supports downloading individual videos and also entire channels or playlists. You can download it from its GitHub repository. It is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS devices.
The program is based on yt-dlp, scrapetube, and pytube, but much easier to use.
The main interface is almost barebones. It features an URL field at the top. Paste YouTube URLs into the field and hit Fetch afterwards to get a list of found videos returned. Fetching may take a few seconds to complete.
Videos are listed with their name and link only. Other information, such as playtime or maximum resolution, are not shown.
From here, it takes two additional clicks to download all videos to the local system. Activate the “select all” button to check all videos, and hit the download button next to start the process.
You may also select individual videos to download only them, or enable audio conversions in the settings.
Before you start using the program, you may want to open File > Settings. Here you find just a few options:
- Change the local download folder.
- Enable conversion to audio files.
- Set the preferred video format and quality.
- Set the preferred audio format and quality.
Once set, the program runs almost on autopilot. It is a great way of quickly downloading videos for offline viewing. Ideal before you make a long trip, but also for safekeeping.
Tip: here is a method to download age-restricted YouTube videos without account.
Closing Words
YT Channel Download is an easy to use program. It makes the downloading of videos from YouTube channels or playlists almost effortlessly.
While that is great for getting things done quickly, it lacks options that other downloaders may support. There is no option to download subtitles or process videos in any way after download (other than converting them to audio).
Not everyone needs these options. If you just want a reliable mass downloader that is easy to use, this may be it.
The program worked reliably during tests. Fetching may take a while. It seems to depend on the channel or playlist that you want analyzed.