Decision Workspace
blob-dl vs yt-dlp vs tydle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
blob-dl
growingv1.0.2
A cli tool to make downloading youtube content easy, based on yt-dlp
62
yt-dlp
stablev2.7.0
🎬️ A Rust library (with auto dependencies installation) for Youtube downloading
51
tydle
experimentalv0.1.14
YouTube video extractor written in Rust that can be used anywhere in web or native environments, based on an extremely small subset of yt-dlp.
Core Metrics
| blob-dl | yt-dlp | tydle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 62 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 5.9K | 34.0K | 427 |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 5.9K | 35 |
| Dependents | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 42 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 731d ago | 12d ago | 46d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 1y 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
blob-dl
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
yt-dlp
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
tydle
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| blob-dl | yt-dlp | tydle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 2.7.0 | 0.1.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 44 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 3.2MB | 60KB |
| Features | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •yt-dlp leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ blob-dl has not been updated in over a year.
- •tydle is pre-1.0 — API may change.