PineFetch

Local Tauri desktop UI for yt-dlp with a minimal terminal-inspired interface. Designed for legitimate use-cases only (your uploads, Creative Commons/Public Domain, or content you have explicit permission to download).

Note: Please only download content you have the rights or permission to access.

Features

• Tauri app
• Minimal dark UI with split view
• Queue (FIFO), cancel, progress, ETA/speed
• yt-dlp spawned with argument array (no shell strings)
• Info fetch via --dump-json (title/uploader/duration/thumbnail)
• Persisted config (yt-dlp path + default output directory)

Setup

Prerequisites

• Rust toolchain (stable)
• Node.js
• Tauri CLI
• yt-dlp installed and available in PATH, or set a custom path in the app

Install

npm install

Run (dev)

npm run dev

Build

npm run build

yt-dlp location

• If yt-dlp is in your PATH, the app will find it automatically.
• Otherwise, set the full path in Settings → yt-dlp Pfad.

Legal/Use-Case Notes

• This app is for legitimate usage only: your own uploads, Creative Commons/Public Domain, or content with explicit permission to download.
• No DRM or paywall circumvention is supported or promoted.