Viewdown vs Playlist Exporter

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Viewdown compared with Playlist Exporter
Detail	Viewdown	Playlist Exporter
What it does	Markdown viewer for Mac, with live preview	Export YouTube playlists to CSV, Excel, JSON and 10 more formats
Stage	Established	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	NL	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
Pricing	$11.99 USD one-time purchase, with 14-day free trial and no credit card required	Free: export up to 500 videos per playlist. Lite: $9.90/year for tracking up to 2 collections with unlimited videos. Pro: $29.90/year for up to 15 collections. Ultra: $69.90/year for up to 50 collections. All paid plans include latest 5 cloud snapshots, CSV/Excel/JSON export formats, and optional em
Key features	Live preview with automatic file watching Automatic scrolling to changed content Mermaid diagram rendering LaTeX mathematics typesetting Syntax highlighting for 80+ languages Table of contents sidebar Smart search matching rendered text Support for tables and task lists	Export to 13 formats: CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML, Markdown, YAML, SQLite, Word, M3U, M3U8, Text, Bookmark HTML Extract video titles, URLs, channel names, publish dates, durations, positions, and thumbnails No account required for free exports Playlist monitoring with change tracking and alerts Up to 5 cloud snapshots for backup and history Support for private playlists with YouTube authorization ZIP download for multiple formats Files generated in browser without storing history
What makes it different	Works with any editor already in use without plugins or extensions Automatic scrolling marks recently edited content	Free export of up to 500 videos without sign-up or account requirements 13 export format options including niche formats like YAML, M3U, and SQLite Privacy-first approach with no saved export history for public playlists Official YouTube Data API integration Spreadsheet-ready metadata with 17 organized columns
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	29 +29 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	24	4
Citation Flow (Majestic)	19	20
Referring domains (Majestic)	39	8

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