yt-dlp-gui

YouTube downloaders are rather popular tools: there's lots and lots of content on Google's video sharing platform, and some videos are dearer than others, which is why you'd want to store them locally. You never know, especially with the internet.

For this matter, yt-dlp is a well-known tool, which often comes up in discussions where users ask about YouTube downloader software. yt-dlp-gui seeks to make this whole process more approachable, by offering an interface where users can freely download their favorite videos at their preferred quality. This is a change from the command line-based workflow of yt-dlp, which not everyone may be a fan of.

Though the tool is rather lightweight and easy to maneuver, a bit of a setup is needed to get things up and running. Download the latest version of FFmpeg and yt-dlp, and extract the archives to a new folder, named bin. Here, you'll also place the yt-dlp-gui executable, which you'll use to access the program.

That's it. You're now free to download any of your favorite clips from YouTube. Simply input the relevant link in the URL section, and click Download.

Before proceeding with the download, you may want to take a look at the Formats tab. Users are able to select the preferred video and audio quality for their footage, and this includes being able to select different codecs and extensions. An approximate size will also be displayed, which is a nice touch.

Optionally, the tool can also download the thumbnail of your video, as well as any embedded subtitles. Choosing to download only a portion of a clip, through setting a time range, is likewise possible.

yt-dlp-gui provides an interface that is easy to utilize by anyone looking to download YouTube videos. Users who appreciate what yt-dlp has to offer, but don't want to bother with the command line-based workflow, can count on this one.