Decision Workspace
chientrm-youtube-dl vs yt-dlp vs youtube_dl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
chientrm-youtube-dl
growingv0.9.0
Runs yt-dlp and parses its JSON output.
60
yt-dlp
stablev2.7.2
🎬️ A Rust library (with auto dependencies installation) for Youtube downloading
45
youtube_dl
growingv0.10.0
Runs yt-dlp and parses its JSON output.
Core Metrics
| chientrm-youtube-dl | yt-dlp | youtube_dl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 60 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 36.8K | 154.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.2K | 2.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 20 | 39 |
| Releases | 1 | 44 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 771d ago | 50d ago | 769d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 1y 6m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
chientrm-youtube-dl
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
yt-dlp
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
youtube_dl
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| chientrm-youtube-dl | yt-dlp | youtube_dl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 2.7.2 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 44 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 3.2MB | 22KB |
| Features | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •yt-dlp leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •youtube_dl has the most downloads (154.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ chientrm-youtube-dl, youtube_dl have not been updated in over a year.
- •chientrm-youtube-dl, youtube_dl are pre-1.0 — API may change.