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Download and convert Videos from YouTube and other sites with thumbnail and metadata support

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YouTube Video Downloader

Developed by Davis_Software © 2022

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The Recode: Now with a new awesome looking UI design!

Video info preview and easy/automatic format selection

Optimized for audio downloads with ability to add custom metadata and a thumbnail

And best of all... many UI animations and ripple effects!

Features

  • Playlist support (currently in beta)
  • High Quality Download
  • Applying metadata and thumbnails to output file
  • Output converter
  • Preview video information (thumbnail, title, description, views, etc...)
  • Compatible with all youtube-dl websites (not only YouTube)
  • Automatic download / update of youtube-dl and FFMpeg

Requirements

  • Releases

    • tar is required for extracting the ffmpeg archive on Linux
    • all other requirements are included in the installer or downloaded automatically
  • Compiling

    • git is required for cloning the repository
    • nodejs and npm are required for compiling the application

Installation

  • Download an installer
    • Go to the releases page and download an installer compatible with your OS
  • Compile yourself:
    • Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/Davis-Software/YTDownloader.git
    • Enter directory cd YTDownloader-master
    • Install required packages npm install
    • Run the application to check if it's working npm start
    • Compile the application into an installer npm run dist (for win64)
    • Consult package.json for more commands & info