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YDL GUI
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YDL GUI
Free
MIT-licensed desktop app
Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Additional tools
- Its toolbox includes thumbnail downloads, subtitle extraction in SRT, VTT, ASS, or LRC formats, live chat archiving, and a yt-dlp plugin manager.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Authentication and network
- The app supports cookies for age-restricted or members-only content and HTTP/SOCKS proxies.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Automation
- An installed app can be opened from scripts with a URL, cookies, download directory, and yt-dlp or Deno path supplied as session inputs.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Batch downloads
- Yesgithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Browser integration
- The companion Chrome and Edge extension can send a page URL and required cookies to the desktop app through a local protocol handler.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Browser support limit
- The extension requires the YDL GUI desktop app to be installed and running for its protocol handler to work.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Cookie handling
- The README states that extension cookies are processed locally and passed to the app without being uploaded.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The first-launch instructions say yt-dlp is fetched from the app settings and Deno can optionally be installed for full YouTube format support.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Device platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxgithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Download controls
- The app supports video, audio-only, or video-only downloads, queues with pause, resume, and cancel controls, and configurable concurrent downloads and fragment threading.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Extra runtime
- The first-launch instructions say Deno is optional and provides full YouTube format support.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Format options
- It can trim video by time, re-encode to formats including MP4, MKV, WebM, MP3, AAC, and FLAC, and embed subtitles, thumbnails, metadata, and chapters.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Getting started
- The README says to paste a link, choose a quality, and click download without using a terminal.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README lists SponsorBlock integration and a companion Chrome/Edge browser extension that passes a page URL and required cookies to the desktop app.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- The releases page lists v1.0.0 and describes channel/creator archives for YouTube and Bilibili, SQLite storage, and cancellable background tasks.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the software as MIT licensed.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- License and support
- The repository identifies the project as MIT-licensed and invites contributions through issues or pull requests.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- MP4,MKV,WebM,MP3,AAC,FLAC,and moregithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
