Decision Workspace
youtube-dl-parser vs youtube-dl-repl vs yt-dlp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
youtube-dl-parser
growingv0.2.0
Runs youtube-dl and parses its download output.
38
youtube-dl-repl
growingv1.0.1
a frontend for youtube-dl providing an interactive shell mode (REPL)
62
yt-dlp
stablev2.7.0
🎬️ A Rust library (with auto dependencies installation) for Youtube downloading
Core Metrics
| youtube-dl-parser | youtube-dl-repl | yt-dlp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 38 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 4.8K | 4.9K | 34.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 4 | 5.9K |
| Dependents | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 1099d ago | 1153d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 3y 4m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
youtube-dl-parser
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
youtube-dl-repl
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
yt-dlp
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| youtube-dl-parser | youtube-dl-repl | yt-dlp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.1 | 2.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 123KB | 3.2MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 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.
- •⚠ youtube-dl-parser, youtube-dl-repl have not been updated in over a year.
- •youtube-dl-parser is pre-1.0 — API may change.