📱 YT Downloader - Android

YT Downloader is a cross-platform application built with .NET MAUI that allows users to download audio from YouTube videos and playlists. It is focused to work on Android.

Please Note:

This software is at an early stage of development. The software receives regular updates, currently almost daily. I, S3R43o3, am currently the sole developer, so please be patient. Furthermore, I am far from being a professional with the MAUI framework. For this reason I apologize for any bugs and errors that may occur. Please contact me if you recognize any bugs or errors.

If you are a developer and would like to help me with this project, please see the Contributing section below.

✨ Features

• Download audio from individual YouTube videos
• Download audio from entire YouTube playlists
• Support for various YouTube URL formats
• Clipboard integration for easy URL input
• Android scoped storage support for devices running Android 10 and above
• A desktop version of this software can be found in the YT Downloader WinUI 3 Repository

🚀 Getting Started

📥 Installation

1. Enable Unknown Sources:

   Notice This is necessary because the app is hosted here and not via the Google Play Store. Google therefore does not sign the app itself and it is marked as unsafe and not installed. (Click for more information.):

   • Before installing the APK, you need to allow installations from unknown sources. To do this, go to your Android device's settings
     • Open Settings
     • Go to Security or Privacy (depending on your device)
     • Enable Unknown Sources or Install unknown apps and allow the browser or file manager you're using to install APKs.

2. Download and Install the APK:

   • Download the APK file from the release section of this repository or from the provided link.
   • Once downloaded, open the APK file to begin the installation process.
   • Follow the on-screen instructions to install the app.

🎯 Usage

1. Launch the application
2. Enter a YouTube video or playlist URL in the provided input field
3. Click 'Add' to add the video(s) to the download queue
4. Click 'Download' to start downloading the audio files

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

🛠️ Prerequisites

• .NET 7.0 or later
• Visual Studio 2022 or later with MAUI workload installed

📚 Dependencies

• YoutubeExplode: Library for interacting with YouTube

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Thanks to all contributors who have helped with this project
• Special thanks to the creators of YoutubeExplode for their excellent library

⚠️ Disclaimer

This application is for personal use only. Please respect YouTube's terms of service and copyright laws when using this application.

📝 Release Notes

Version 3.2.6 (Release Version)

• update downloadpage layout issue for smaller displays
• enable force portrait mode
• remove not used code
• setup displaying video thumbnails on queue entries
• add more appinformation on aboutpage
• add version number on homepage (implement dynamic generation)
• adjust layouts about- and helppage
• refactoring and simplify code

For older releases click the tab below.

Older releases

Version 3.2.4 (Release Version)

• setup a other layout for downloadpage
• convert listview to collectionview
• some visual hotfixes and adjusts

Version 3.2.2 (Release Version)

• implement dynamic app logo sizing
• update colortheme YTPopup
• hotfix button display on downloadpage

Version 3.2.1 (Release Version)

• update Colortheme
• adjust headersize help
• adjust downloadpage layout
• add user option to start on downloadpage

Version 3.2.0 (Release Version)

• adjust the introanimation
• adding copyright

Version 3.1.9 (Release Version)

• implementing feature to open download directory
• update help information about settings
• implementing storage capacity overview
• fix keyboard still showing after add video to list or paste url in

Version 3.1.6 (Release Version)

• update Toolbaritem size
• implement HomeViewModel
• add start button on homepage
• add a logo animation on HomePage
• add option for toggle HomePage animation
• update SettingsService for new option homepage animation

Version 3.1.4 (Release Version)

• implementing cancel download feature

Version 3.1.2 (Release Version)

• Add music icon for entrys
• fixing serveral display bugs

Version 3.1.1 (Release Version)

• implementing settings
• setup settings option "Check for updates on start"
• add dynamic version and helptext generation
• setup settings option "Check for updates", to manually check for updates
• add Menu Tab "Settings"
• implementing dynamic save from user settings
• fix app icon display errors on popup/header
• fix download statusmessage display
• update YT Popup layout

Version 3.0.1 (Release Version)

• implement versionchecking and updatehandler

Version 2.9.9 (Release Version)

• Improved menu navigation
• update of the help page for the use of shortened urls
• various GUI color and display fixes

Version 2.9.8 (Release Version)

• enable usage of shortend youtube video url´s

Version 2.9.1 (Release Version)

• Adding a help page to help getting a valid youtube url

Version 2.8.2 (Hotfix)

• fix url bug where urls without 'www.' in front off are flagged as invalid

Version 2.8.1 (Initial Release)

• Basic functionality for downloading audio from YouTube videos and playlists
• Android and Windows support

🗺️ Roadmap

• Implement download progress tracking ☑️
• Add option to select audio quality
• Setup cancel download ☑️
• Implement a feature to resume interrupted downloads
• Implement user settings ☑️

🆘 Support

If you encounter any problems or have any questions, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.