jely2002/youtube-dl-gui
Open Video Downloader - A cross-platform GUI for youtube-dl made in Rust with Tauri and Vue + Typescript.
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Where it stands
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No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 121 days ago, with 20 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a cross-platform GUI for downloading videos, audio, subtitles, and metadata from hundreds of websites using yt-dlp.
- Offers an easy-to-use interface that eliminates the need for command-line interaction while supporting automatic updates and smart download queueing.
- Use for downloading entire video playlists with customizable quality and output formats on Windows, macOS, or Linux.
- Use for extracting audio tracks or subtitles from online videos for offline listening or captioning purposes.
- Use for managing multiple downloads efficiently with authentication support and system theme adaptation for a seamless user experience.
Should you depend on it?
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License
AGPL 3.0
Network copyleft: like the GPL, and also triggered by offering the software over a network.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
Watch-outs
- AGPL-style copyleft also applies when the software is offered over a network.
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From the README
Open Video Downloader is a simple, cross-platform desktop application that lets you download videos, audio, subtitles and metadata from hundreds of supported websites, not just YouTube. It provides an easy-to-use interface around yt-dlp so you don’t have to touch the command line.
The latest versions for Windows, macOS and Linux are available on the GitHub Releases page.
Download the installer or archive for your platform and follow the normal installation steps. No command-line setup is required.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+659 stars over 85 days across 8 snapshot days; best day +8 on Sep 21.
Forks
686+40
Open issues
96+45
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| jely2002/youtube-dl-gui | 9.6K | — | 35 | 121 days ago |
| Category median | 20.8K | +1.7K | 75 | — |
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