yt-dlp Modern GUI

A modern, cross-platform desktop application for downloading videos using yt-dlp. Built with Tauri 2.0 (Rust) and SvelteKit, providing a clean and intuitive interface for managing video downloads.

한국어 | 日本語 | 中文(简体) | 中文(繁體) | Español | Français | Deutsch | Português | Русский | Tiếng Việt

ScreenShots

Features

• Video & playlist download with format and quality selection
• Concurrent download queue with cancel and retry
• Download history with search and management
• Automatic yt-dlp and FFmpeg dependency detection with installation guide
• Filename template customization (simple & advanced modes)
• Cookie support for authenticated content
• Duplicate download detection
• Multi-language support (English, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Français, Deutsch)
• 4 color themes (Dark, Violet, Red, Light)
• Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)

💡 Tip: The app automatically downloads yt-dlp, FFmpeg, and Deno on first launch. However, these auto-managed binaries (PyInstaller-packaged) can be slow on initial startup. For significantly faster metadata fetching and downloads, pre-install them via your system package manager — Homebrew on macOS (brew install yt-dlp ffmpeg), winget on Windows (winget install yt-dlp.yt-dlp ffmpeg), or apt/pacman on Linux. The app will automatically detect and prefer the system-installed versions from your PATH.

Build from Source

Prerequisites

• Rust (latest stable)
• Node.js (v18+)
• Bun (package manager)
• Platform-specific dependencies for Tauri 2.0

Steps

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/shlifedev/yt-dlp-modern-gui.git
cd yt-dlp-modern-gui

# Install frontend dependencies
bun install

# Run in development mode
bun run tauri dev

# Build for production
bun run tauri build

The production build output will be in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.

Roadmap

1. Downloader app for mobile users (you can self-host your own yt-dlp server)
2. Version updater

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.