YTB Downloader

A simple GUI for yt-dlp.

Features

• Support various websites (as long as yt-dlp supports)
  • Tested sites: Youtube, Reddit, Tiktok, Twitter, Weibo
• Fetch videos from playlist
• Download the best format
• Download video-only or audio-only
• Embed thumbnail
• Concurrent downloading
• Continue downloading after interrupt
• Logging to file and console
• CJK font support

Requirement

• yt-dlp
• FFmpeg including ffmpeg and ffprobe

Installation

Windows

• Download FFmpeg (including ffmpeg and ffprobe)
• Download yt-dlp binary file
• Configure using GUI or via file (see below)

Linux

• Install FFmpeg: sudo apt install ffmpeg (including ffmpeg and ffprobe)
• Locate FFmpeg binary file: sudo dpkg -L ffmpeg (usually /usr/bin/ffmpeg)
• Download yt-dlp binary file
• Configure using GUI or via file (see below)

Configuration

Open the file settings.json via an editor or command: sudo nano settings.json.

Example configuration for Linux environment:

{
  "format":"Default",
  "embedThumbnail":"AudioOnly",
  "ytdlpPath":"/yt-dlp_linux",
  "ffmpegPath":"/usr/bin/ffmpeg",
  "concurrentDownloads":1,
  "concurrentFragments":3,
  "logPath": "./log.txt"
}

Notes

• If you use the Windows installer, the default installation path is C:\Program Files (x86)\YTB Downloader

Building

• To build the program, first install Fyne: go install fyne.io/fyne/v2/cmd/fyne@latest
• Build the program: sudo ./build.sh