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@liquidcryptid liquidcryptid released this 31 Jul 20:04
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v1.2.8
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YTLiveRecorder 1.2.8

Automatic YouTube livestream recorder (yt-dlp + ffmpeg).

Not affiliated with YouTube or Google.

Which file do I download?

Your computer Download this
Windows YTLiveRecorder-Windows-Setup.exe
Linux (recommended, auto-update) YTLiveRecorder-Linux.AppImage
Linux (.deb package) YTLiveRecorder-Linux.deb

Other files on this page (latest.yml, latest-linux.yml, *.blockmap, checksums) are for automatic updates — you can ignore them for a first install.

Usage

Windows

  1. Download YTLiveRecorder-Windows-Setup.exe and run it.
  2. If Windows protected your PC (SmartScreen): More info → Run anyway.
  3. Allow admin install when asked.
  4. Open YTLiveRecorder.
  5. Browse → pick a folder for finished recordings.
  6. Add channel — handle only (e.g. liquid_cryptid; @ optional).
  7. Start Monitoring. When a channel is live, recording starts.
  8. While Recording, click Stop next to that channel to save the current segment (monitoring continues; a new segment starts if the stream is still live).
  9. Stop Monitoring when done watching entirely — the app saves any active files as normal .mp4/.mkv under your folder.

Updates later: green badge next to the title, or Help → Check for Updates…

Linux (AppImage)

chmod +x YTLiveRecorder-Linux.AppImage
./YTLiveRecorder-Linux.AppImage

Same steps as Windows inside the app. AppImage supports in-app updates.

Linux (.deb)

sudo dpkg -i YTLiveRecorder-Linux.deb

Update by installing a newer .deb, or use the AppImage for auto-update.

Patch notes (1.2.8)

Bug fixes

  • Scheduled / upcoming streams no longer flash Recording then idle — pages like @channel/live for a not-yet-started stream often still contain "style":"LIVE" and "isLive":true while "isLiveNow":false / "isUpcoming":true. The HTTP probe no longer treats weak LIVE chrome as live when the stream is offline-now, and yt-dlp is_upcoming is treated as not live (so we do not start a download that immediately fails with “No video formats found”).
  • Cooldown skips the live check — channels waiting out a no-formats / error cooldown no longer re-run probe + yt-dlp every 20s (was spamming “starting record anyway” in the log).

Full history: see CHANGELOG.md in the project repository.

Notes

  • 64-bit only (no macOS build)
  • First-time Windows installs may need SmartScreen “Run anyway”
  • Release version 1.2.8 (filenames do not include the version number)
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