PulseDL ULTRA

PulseDL ULTRA is a private, local-first desktop downloader and media utility built with Tauri, Svelte, TypeScript, Rust, yt-dlp, and FFmpeg.

It provides a polished desktop interface for fetching metadata, downloading media, managing queues and history, archiving playlists, testing source links, viewing diagnostics, and converting local media files.

Highlights

• Fetch metadata before downloading.
• Download video, audio, MP3, playlists, and archive workflows.
• Embed or write metadata, thumbnails, subtitles, info JSON, and descriptions.
• Manage active downloads through a queue with progress phases.
• Keep searchable local history and per-job logs.
• Probe URLs with Source Tester before starting a download.
• Convert local media files with FFmpeg.
• Store settings, history, profiles, logs, and dependencies locally.
• Package as a Windows NSIS installer.

Technology

• Frontend: Svelte 5, TypeScript, Vite.
• Desktop runtime: Tauri 2.
• Backend: Rust, Tokio, serde, reqwest.
• Media tools: yt-dlp, FFmpeg, FFprobe.
• Packaging: Tauri bundler with NSIS.

Development

npm install
npm run tauri:dev

Build

npm run tauri:build

The Windows installer is generated under:

src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis/

More Detail

See About.md for a full description of the program, technologies, workflows, privacy model, and feature set.