YouTube to MP3 Downloader

A full-stack web app to convert YouTube videos to MP3 audio files. Built with React (frontend) and Node.js/Express (backend) using yt-dlp and ffmpeg for audio extraction.

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Jeffrin2005/Youtube_To_MP3_Downloader.git

2. Install dependencies (root directory)

npm install

3. Install backend dependencies (if not already)

cd server
npm install
cd ..

4. Install yt-dlp (required for backend)

• Recommended:
  • Download the yt-dlp binary and place it in your PATH
  • Or install via Python:

    pip install -U yt-dlp

5. Start the backend server

npm run server

• Runs on http://localhost:8000

6. Start the frontend React app (in a new terminal)

npm start

• Runs on http://localhost:3000

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Usage

• Enter a YouTube video URL and click "Convert to MP3".
• Wait for the progress bar to complete.
• Download the MP3 file when ready.

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Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express, ytdl-core, youtube-dl-exec (yt-dlp), fluent-ffmpeg, ffmpeg-static, sanitize-filename

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Notes

• Make sure yt-dlp is installed and available in your system PATH for the backend to work.
• FFmpeg is bundled via ffmpeg-static.

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