dsymbol/yt-dlp-gui

A cross-platform GUI wrapper for yt-dlp written in PySide6

yt-dlp-gui

Graphical interface for the command line tool yt-dlp, which allows users to download videos from various websites, including YouTube. It is designed to be more user-friendly and accessible for those who are not comfortable using the command line.

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Getting Started

There are three ways to get started, depending on your preference and system:

• Portable ~ Windows
• Build ~ Windows & Linux
• Manual ~ Platform independent

Portable

Download the latest portable version from the releases section. This will download a ZIP file containing the program files and all necessary dependencies.

All releases are built and released using GitHub Workflow

Build

You must have Python 3.9+ installed.

To build yt-dlp-gui from its source code:

1. Clone the repository onto your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/dsymbol/yt-dlp-gui
cd yt-dlp-gui

2. Install the necessary dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Use PyInstaller to compile the program:

cd app

Linux

pyinstaller --name=yt-dlp-gui --clean -y app.py

Windows

pyinstaller --name=yt-dlp-gui --clean -y app.py --icon ./ui/assets/yt-dlp-gui.ico --noconsole

4. The executable will be ready at:

./dist/yt-dlp-gui

Manual

You must have Python 3.9+ installed.

1. Clone the repository onto your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/dsymbol/yt-dlp-gui
cd yt-dlp-gui

2. Install the necessary dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the program:

cd app
python app.py