Summary
Videomass is a handy utility if you want to download video from YouTube and other sites. It works well in operation and is simple and intuitive.
The program offers a useful alternative to Tartube. It doesn’t offer the range of functionality offered by that program though.
If you prefer accessing YouTube material from the command-line, we recommend using youtube-dl, You-Get, or even Annie. They offer excellent functionality, and have a large following of both users and developers. But we are conscious that many people prefer an attractive and advanced graphical user interface.
Website: jeanslack.github.io/Videomass
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Gianluca Pernigotto
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Videomass is written in Python. If you’re looking to improve your knowledge of this language, check out our recommended free Python books and free Python tutorials.
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Installation
Page 2 – In Operation
Page 3 – Summary
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When it appears stable in debian. I might try.