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A cross platform front-end GUI of the popular YouTube-dl written in wxPython

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Re: A cross platform front-end GUI of the popular YouTube-dl written in wxPython

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Post by __warlord__ »

jb1991 wrote: post #3

I'm curious what is the reason for a GUI for such a simple utility? The command line for this kind of tool seems like the perfect interface. Just copy a URL, paste it, press enter. No buttons to press, etc.

People have different workflows, for some is easier to have visual aid of how the tool works and what options are available.

Re: A cross platform front-end GUI of the popular YouTube-dl written in wxPython

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Post by WalterGR »

politelemon wrote: post #2

That project is abandoned. There is an ongoing fork called youtube-dl-gui: https://github.com/oleksis/youtube-dl-gui And an alternative called tartube: https://github.com/axcore/tartube

A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl (https://github.com/jely2002/youtube-dl-gui)

429 points|ducktective|2 months ago|151 comments

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28478603

Re: A cross platform front-end GUI of the popular YouTube-dl written in wxPython

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Post by Nux »

jb1991 wrote: post #3

I'm curious what is the reason for a GUI for such a simple utility? The command line for this kind of tool seems like the perfect interface. Just copy a URL, paste it, press enter. No buttons to press, etc.

It's handy for people who are not comfortable with the command line, no matter how simple it is. In addition it allows one to convert to mp3 etc.

The number of people who might want to download something from Youtube & co is significantly larger than that of people comfortable with the cli.

Re: A cross platform front-end GUI of the popular YouTube-dl written in wxPython

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Post by schoen »

Nux wrote: post #6
jb1991 wrote: post #3

I'm curious what is the reason for a GUI for such a simple utility? The command line for this kind of tool seems like the perfect interface. Just copy a URL, paste it, press enter. No buttons to press, etc.

It's handy for people who are not comfortable with the command line, no matter how simple it is. In addition it allows one to convert to mp3 etc. The number of people who might want to download something from Youtube & co is significantly larger than that of people comfortable with the cli.

I won't criticize someone for making more interfaces for this software, but I like the prospect that more people have been and will be motivated to learn about command line interfaces in order to use powerful software like youtube-dl.

Re: A cross platform front-end GUI of the popular YouTube-dl written in wxPython

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Post by ognarb »

WalterGR wrote: post #5
politelemon wrote: post #2

That project is abandoned. There is an ongoing fork called youtube-dl-gui: https://github.com/oleksis/youtube-dl-gui And an alternative called tartube: https://github.com/axcore/tartube

A cross-platform GUI for YouTube-dl ( https://github.com/jely2002/youtube-dl-gui ) 429 points|ducktective|2 months ago|151 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28478603

Another alternative is plasmatube[1] that is integrated with invidious and shows the youtube comments, make searching possible and show the video descriptions.

[1]: https://invent.kde.org/plasma-mobile/plasmatube

Re: A cross platform front-end GUI of the popular YouTube-dl written in wxPython

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Post by beckman466 »

schoen wrote: post #7
Nux wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's handy for people who are not comfortable with the command line, no matter how simple it is. In addition it allows one to convert to mp3 etc. The number of people who might want to download something from Youtube & co is significantly larger than that of people comfortable with the cli.

I won't criticize someone for making more interfaces for this software, but I like the prospect that more people have been and will be motivated to learn about command line interfaces in order to use powerful software like youtube-dl.

> I won't criticize

> but

please stop gatekeeping

> motivated to learn about command line interfaces in order to use powerful software

many people never get basic tech literacy. i think we’d benefit from not simply assuming others have (or could have) access to the same resources, time and patience that we had. i think you probably mean well but your statement, which sort of implies that people say “I am choosing not to learn the important skill of using the command line!”, just comes across as ignorant and naive to me

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