YoutubeDownloader

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YoutubeDownloader is an application that lets you download videos from YouTube. You can copy-paste URL of any video, playlist or channel and download it directly to a format of your choice. It also supports searching by keywords, which is helpful if you want to quickly look up and download videos.

Note: This application uses YoutubeExplode under the hood to interact with YouTube. You can read this article to learn more about how it works.

Terms of use^[?]

By using this project or its source code, for any purpose and in any shape or form, you grant your implicit agreement to all the following statements:

• You condemn Russia and its military aggression against Ukraine
• You recognize that Russia is an occupant that unlawfully invaded a sovereign state
• You support Ukraine's territorial integrity, including its claims over temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas
• You reject false narratives perpetuated by Russian state propaganda

To learn more about the war and how you can help, click here. Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦

Download

• 🟢 Stable release
• 🟠 CI build

Note: If you're unsure which build is right for your system, consult with this page to determine your OS and CPU architecture.

Note: YoutubeDownloader comes bundled with FFmpeg which is used for processing videos. You can also download a version of YoutubeDownloader that doesn't include FFmpeg (YoutubeDownloader.Bare.* builds) if you prefer to use your own installation.

Features

• Cross-platform graphical user interface
• Download videos by URL
• Download videos from playlists or channels
• Download videos by search query
• Selectable video quality and format
• Automatically embed subtitles
• Automatically inject media tags
• Log in with a YouTube account to access private content

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