Omniget: 1,800+ Site Downloader Built on yt-dlp

TL;DR: Omniget is a Rust-based desktop download manager that wraps yt-dlp and supports 1,800+ sites including YouTube, Udemy, Hotmart, and Bilibili. It is licensed GPL-3.0 and ships with a built-in course player, PDF/EPUB reader, and music library.

What it is

tonhowtf/omniget describes itself as a tool to “Download Udemy and Hotmart courses, YouTube videos, music and books — 1,800+ sites, no terminal.” It is a free, open-source desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and it is built on top of yt-dlp. Topics include bilibili-downloader, course-downloader, download-manager, downloader, and epub-reader. The repository has 12,979 stars and 1,102 forks at the time of writing, and the homepage is https://tonho.wtf.

The language is Rust, the license is GPL-3.0, and the project was created in February 2026.

What it does well

Omniget is positioned as the GUI counterpart to yt-dlp for users who don’t live in a terminal.

• Wide site coverage. The “1,800+ sites” number is inherited from the yt-dlp extractor list, so anything yt-dlp supports in principle is reachable through Omniget’s UI.
• Bundled playback. A built-in course player, PDF/EPUB reader, and music library mean downloaded files are usable without bouncing between apps.
• Cross-platform binary. Rust makes the install story simple — one binary per OS, no runtime to manage.
• Local-first storage. Files stay on your computer, which matches the description’s “Your files stay on your computer” claim.

How to try it

The README and homepage document the install path, which is a standard download-and-run flow for each platform:

# macOS / Linux: download the release tarball from GitHub
# then run the bundled binary
./omniget

The first launch walks you through picking a download directory. After that, paste a URL into the input field, pick a format from the dropdown, and let the app drive yt-dlp.

When it fits, and when it doesn’t

Omniget fits when you want a GUI on top of yt-dlp that also plays back what you download — lecture videos, ebooks, podcasts — and you prefer a single app over a folder of MP4s you open in VLC. It fits less well for one-off video grabs, where running yt-dlp directly is shorter, and less well for users who need a CLI-only workflow on a remote server, since the value here is the desktop UI.

The GPL-3.0 license also matters for downstream forks: any modified version you distribute must remain GPL-3.0 and disclose source. Personal use is unaffected.

Source and Accuracy Notes

• Project page: https://github.com/tonhowtf/omniget
• Source repository: tonhowtf/omniget (verified via GitHub API html_url)
• License: GPL-3.0 (verified via GitHub API license.spdx_id)
• Stars at time of writing: 12,979
• Language: Rust
• Homepage: https://tonho.wtf