John V. Higginbotham 
When it comes to choosing one of the best alternatives to SnapTube, it can be quite tricky as there are countless options available. A great alternative would have to have useful features and functionalities, like supporting downloading from multiple platforms. Here are some great options we picked for you. You can try more than one, and choose the one that best fits you and your needs.
- Video-dl
Firstly, Video-dl allows you to download videos from multiple platforms, including YouTube, Rai, Rai Replay, Video Mediaset, La7, Witty TV, Dplay, and so many others.
The app has excellent features, functionalities, and options many other platforms do not offer.
Here are Video-dl’s best features:
- It has a Bash script that can be installed on any Linux or Unix system, Android, Mac OS X, iOS, and Windows
- Features an API
- Comes with an Android app version
- It also has a web version
- The web version can be incorporated into other websites
We should NOTE that if the download file you get when downloading doesn’t have a file extension, rename it, so it has the proper extension (for example, rename videoplayback as videoplayback.mp4).
- Youtube Video and Audio Downloader
Youtube Video and Audio Downloader is an open-source platform. The service lets you download YouTube videos using Firefox download manager in all available formats: FLV, MP4, WebM, and 3GP. You can select the video quality as well.
The platform contains a JavaScript library and an offline tool to extract the original audio file out of FLV videos.
Here are some great features Youtube Video and Audio Downloader has:
- Download YouTube videos in all the available formats: FLV, MP4, WebM, 3GP, DASH
- Audio extraction: extract the original audio file from FLV videos. You can listen to the downloaded audio files on the MP3 player of the app
- Download video subtitle in all available languages. You can set your preferred language in the Settings
- Get extensive information about currently opened YouTube video. To do so, see the middle click on the toolbar button
- It also offers video conversion and muxing tools
- Free YouTube Download
Free YouTube Download allows you to download and convert YouTube videos very fast. The app offers multi-stream support that can be paused anytime.
Here are some of the best features Free YouTube Download offers to its users:
- You can download the original YouTube stream in MP4, MKV (up to 8K UHD), WEBM, and MP3
- Allows you to convert video to MP4, AVI, and MP3
- Customize output name format
- You can load links from external text files
- It lets you save download history
- Allows the importing of videos to iTunes automatically, convert to iPhone, iPad, and iPod
- Lets you work via a proxy server
- Freemake Video Converter
Freemake Video Converter is another excellent alternative to SnapTube. Some features of the platform can be found below.
- Allows the conversion of videos to avi, wmv, mp4 (iPhone, iPod, iPad, PSP, xBox), 3gp, rip dvd, extract mp3, burn DVD, and Bluray
- Gives you the possibility to create photo slideshow and audio visualization, cut, join, rotate, and upload photos, music, and videos to YouTube
- It rips online videos via URL copy-paste from platforms such as YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and more than 50 websites
- It allows you to download YouTube videos to iTunes
- Enables you to convert online FLV to MP3 or any other format
- 4k Video Downloader
The 4k Video Downloader is the fifth and the last option we have for you on this article. Check out the platform’s features below.
- 4k Video Downloader allows you to download videos, audio, subtitles, channels, and playlists from YouTube
- Get your downloads in high quality and save them on your computer
- The program is free for downloading a maximum of 25 videos and playlists. This limitation can be removed if you decide to pay the license fee
Conclusion
Of all the five alternatives to SnapTube, which one appeals to you the most? Try the ones you like the most and choose the best fit for you.
