Decision Workspace
youtube_dl vs yt-dlp vs blob-dl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
youtube_dl
growingv0.10.0
Runs yt-dlp and parses its JSON output.
62
yt-dlp
stablev2.7.0
🎬️ A Rust library (with auto dependencies installation) for Youtube downloading
42
blob-dl
growingv1.0.2
A cli tool to make downloading youtube content easy, based on yt-dlp
Core Metrics
| youtube_dl | yt-dlp | blob-dl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 62 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 149.7K | 34.0K | 5.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1K | 6.5K | 9 |
| Dependents | 37 | 20 | 0 |
| Releases | 17 | 42 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 710d ago | 12d ago | 731d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 1y 4m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
youtube_dl
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
yt-dlp
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
blob-dl
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| youtube_dl | yt-dlp | blob-dl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 2.7.0 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 44 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 3.2MB | 28KB |
| Features | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 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 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •youtube_dl has the most downloads (149.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ youtube_dl, blob-dl have not been updated in over a year.
- •youtube_dl is pre-1.0 — API may change.