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yt-dlp vs sherlock

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โ— yt-dlp/yt-dlp (199.9K) โ— sherlock-project/sherlock (109.6K)
yt-dlp (65%) sherlock (35%)
โ˜† 199.9Kyt-dlp stars
โ˜† 109.6Ksherlock stars
+90.3KDifference
yt-dlpStar Leader (1.8x)

โš–๏ธ Comparison Verdict

Star Popularity yt-dlp Leads +90.3K stars (1.8x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives yt-dlp Leads 17.4K total community forks
Recent Maintenance sherlock Pushed 7h ago
Licensing Different yt-dlp: Unlicense vs sherlock: MIT

Side-by-Side Facts

Metric yt-dlp/yt-dlp โ†— sherlock-project/sherlock โ†—
DescriptionA feature-rich command-line audio/video downloaderHunt down social media accounts by username across social networks
GitHub Starsโ˜† 199,891โ˜† 109,572
Forks17,41612,701
Open Issues2,725409
Main LanguagePythonPython
LicenseUnlicenseMIT
Last PushOct 21, 2026Nov 11, 2026
GitHub SourceOpen Source โ†—Open Source โ†—

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