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title: Install Youtube Downloader Plus on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Youtube Downloader Plus for on elementary OS
  - Download videos and audios from Youtube and hundreds of other sites.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ytdownloader/elementary
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# Install Youtube Downloader Plus on **elementary OS**

# Youtube Downloader Plus (ytdownloader)

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* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ytdownloader/elementary#install)

#### Download videos and audios from Youtube and hundreds of other sites.

ytDownloader is a free, open-source desktop app that downloads video and audio from hundreds of sites - without ads, trackers, or compromise. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

**Privacy first. Always.**
No trackers. No ads. No analytics. No telemetry. Your downloads stay your business.

* Zero trackers
* Zero ads
* 100% open source

**Hardware-accelerated compression.**
Compress videos fast using your GPU. Less waiting, smaller files, same quality.

**Audio in any format.**
Extract audio as MP3, M4A, WAV, and more. Perfect for music, podcasts, and lectures.

**Playlist downloads.**
Grab an entire playlist in one click. Set it running, walk away, come back to a folder full of videos.

**Batch downloads.**
Download list of video/audio media with one click.

### Package name

* ytdownloader

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### License

* AGPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 29 August 2026 - latest/stable
* 29 August 2026 - latest/candidate

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### Websites

* [ytdn.netlify.app](https://ytdn.netlify.app "https://ytdn.netlify.app")

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### Source code

* [github.com/aandrew-me/ytdownloader](https://github.com/aandrew-me/ytdownloader "https://github.com/aandrew-me/ytdownloader")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/aandrew-me/ytdownloader/issues](https://github.com/aandrew-me/ytdownloader/issues "https://github.com/aandrew-me/ytdownloader/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/ytdownloader/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Youtube Downloader Plus

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install Youtube Downloader Plus

To install Youtube Downloader Plus, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install ytdownloader
```

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