ytclipper

Simple web application to create clips from youtube videos and download them.

ytclipper-demo.mov

1. Enter YouTube URL
2. Enter start time (HH:MM:SS)
3. Enter end time (HH:MM:SS)
4. Download Clip

Built With

• express.js
• yt-dlp
• ffmpeg
• tailwind css
• video.js
• toastr

Run locally

Requirements

• node
• python3
• python3-pip
• python3-certifi
• ffmpeg

Setup

1. Install the required packages npm i
2. Run the app npm run start

Or run as docker container docker build -t ytclipper . docker run -d -e PORT=4001 -p 8080:4001 ytclipper

Configuration

• Port can be configured via env variable PORT (default 4001)

TODO

• input validation
• let users enter the end time instead of duration
• add loading-screen, or some kind of progress indicator
• do video processing async with background workers
• add dark mode
• embed video player into the site
• migrate to yt-dlp from youtube-dl
• let users set start and end time using a slider embedded in the video player
• prevent click spamming
• automatically delete downloaded videos
• use yt-dlp to directly download a section of a video
• track created/finished time of jobs
• kill suspended jobs after a specified timeout
• rewrite everything in go