Youwee v0.9.0
π¬ Youwee v0.9.0
A modern, beautiful YouTube downloader built with Tauri.
β¨ What's New
Added
- Channel Follow & Auto-Download - Follow YouTube channels, browse their videos, select and batch download with full quality/codec/format controls. Background polling detects new uploads with desktop notifications and per-channel new video badges. Collapsible followed channels panel with system tray close-to-tray support
- Large file preview confirmation - Configurable file size threshold (default 300MB) that shows a confirmation dialog before loading large videos in Processing. Threshold adjustable in Settings β General β Processing
- i18n-aware Settings search - Settings search now works in all languages. Searching in Vietnamese (e.g. "giao diα»n") or Chinese returns matching results. English keywords still work as fallback regardless of language
Fixed
- Processing page white screen on 4K VP9/AV1/HEVC videos (Linux) - GStreamer's AAC audio decoder crashes WebKitGTK when playing VP9/AV1/HEVC videos. Preview now uses dual-element approach: silent H.264 video + separate WAV audio synced via JavaScript, completely bypassing the broken AAC path. If video playback still fails, auto-falls back to a static JPEG thumbnail. Works across macOS, Windows, and Linux
π₯ Download
| Platform | File | Description |
|---|---|---|
| π Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Youwee-Mac-Apple-Silicon.dmg |
For Apple Silicon Macs |
| π Mac (Intel) | Youwee-Mac-Intel.dmg |
For Intel-based Macs |
| πͺ Windows | Youwee-Windows.msi |
MSI Installer |
| πͺ Windows | Youwee-Windows-Setup.exe |
EXE Installer |
| π§ Linux | Youwee-Linux.deb |
Debian/Ubuntu |
| π§ Linux | Youwee-Linux.AppImage |
Portable (all distros) |
π Requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- macOS: 10.15 (Catalina) or later
- Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent
π§ Optional
- FFmpeg - for best video/audio quality (auto-download available in Settings)
- Bun Runtime - if you can only download 360p from YouTube (auto-download available in Settings)
π Verify Downloads
Download SHA256SUMS.txt and verify:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txt