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Re: A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl

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Post by LordRishav » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 11:22 AM UTC

brabel wrote: post #7

In case you're wondering: yes, it uses Electron. Because you definitely need yet another browser just to watch youtube videos.

Why not use FreeTube (https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube) then if it is based on Electron anyway? Freetube also has support for watching videos directly alongwith downloading and can also route the video through Invidious servers if you prefer not giving your IP address to Youtube.

Re: A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl

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Post by qwerty456127 » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 11:27 AM UTC

brabel wrote: post #7

In case you're wondering: yes, it uses Electron. Because you definitely need yet another browser just to watch youtube videos.

To download them, not to watch. You still are going to watch in a native player like VLC, MPV, MPC or whatever, and also have the video backed up (which is important as YouTube videos get deleted often).

Re: A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl

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Post by qwerty456127 » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 11:29 AM UTC

Cool. Thank you very much. This ine seems the best I have seen so far.

A minor bug though: the "Open file" button is disabled, the "Show in folder" button just doesn't work. At least on my Office PC running Windows 10.

Re: A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl

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Post by yutijke » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 11:30 AM UTC

I had so much hope when I saw "cross-platform", finally a youtube downloader my parents can use on their 8 year old laptops.

But alas, it's just electron. I guess they'll continue to use Newpipe on their phones, which has been working very well.

Edit: I just realised that my comment is a bit on the meaner side. While I absolutely detest the current trend of Electron apps I also realise that the ecosystem doesn't have any good options. QT can be okay if done right, but C++ is neither ideal nor approachable for Application development, especially for hobbyists.

Re: A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl

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Post by qwerty456127 » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 11:31 AM UTC

severine wrote: post #10

Nice. I can't maximize the window, or resize it properly (minimum window height is bigger than my laptop at 1366x768). Hope it gets fixed, good job!

Which seems particularly inappropriate given the GUI is web-based.

Re: A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl

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Post by baobabKoodaa » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 11:35 AM UTC

Another alternative: I made a small tool which allows one-click downloading videos with youtube-dl. No command line, no GUI.

https://github.com/baobabKoodaa/one-click-youtube-dl

Re: A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl

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Post by guilamu » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 11:36 AM UTC

yutijke wrote: post #14

I had so much hope when I saw "cross-platform", finally a youtube downloader my parents can use on their 8 year old laptops. But alas, it's just electron. I guess they'll continue to use Newpipe on their phones, which has been working very well. Edit: I just realised that my comment is a bit on the meaner side. While I absolutely detest the current trend of Electron apps I also realise that the ecosystem doesn't have…

Have you tried freetube? (I'm unsure if it's electron though)

Re: A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl

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Post by sen » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 11:40 AM UTC

I’ve been using this[0] GUI for years which is cross platform (Python not electron) and works amazingly. Let’s you do custom download formats, and accepts any input normal YouTube-dl accepts (videos, playlists, channels, etc). I use it almost daily.

[0] https://mrs0m30n3.github.io/youtube-dl-gui/

Re: A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl

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Post by areille » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 11:43 AM UTC

guilamu wrote: post #17

yutijke wrote: post #14

I had so much hope when I saw "cross-platform", finally a youtube downloader my parents can use on their 8 year old laptops. But alas, it's just electron. I guess they'll continue to use Newpipe on their phones, which has been working very well. Edit: I just realised that my comment is a bit on the meaner side. While I absolutely detest the current trend of Electron apps I also realise that the ecosystem doesn't have…

Have you tried freetube? (I'm unsure if it's electron though)

Freetube uses Electron (from project README : https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube)

Re: A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl

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Post by dEnigma » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 11:47 AM UTC

sen wrote: post #18

I’ve been using this[0] GUI for years which is cross platform (Python not electron) and works amazingly. Let’s you do custom download formats, and accepts any input normal YouTube-dl accepts (videos, playlists, channels, etc). I use it almost daily. [0] https://mrs0m30n3.github.io/youtube-dl-gui/

Do you experience any issues with it? Seeing as it hasn't been developed further since 2018, while youtube-dl is still being worked on (including new features).