prolly youtube changed smth and it no longer works lmao
Youtube-Video-Downloader
A Python Application to download Youtube videos and playlists made mainly with pytube3 and tkinter
This Application uses ffmpeg. The version provided with this Application is lisenced under GNU GPLv3
OS Support:
Currently supports both Windows and Linux
Core Features:
-Ability to automatically download a separate audio file and merge it with a video file in case the choosen resolution (480p for example) does not have audio channel included.
-Supports Playlist downloading .
-Support download for both mp4 and webm file extensions.
-Support resolutions from 144p to 2160p(4K).
Instructions:
How to Install:
Windows:
1- Download the zip file for ffmpeg from Releases
2- Download the .exe File of Youtube Video Downloader from Releases
3- Unzip the ffmpeg-folder.zip and make sure that the ffmpeg-folder and the .exe file are in the SAME directory.
4-Create a shortcut to the .exe file in the desktop and Enjoy!
Note that you do not need to download the ffmpeg-folder if you have ffmpeg already added to your PATH variable You can also download the latest version of ffmpeg from ffmpeg. Simply make sure that ffmpeg is added to PATH variable or the folder is renamed to ffmpeg-folder + in the same directory as the .exe file
Ubuntu:
1- Install ffmpeg by running the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ffmpeg
2- Download the Youtube Video Downloader for linux from Releases
How to Use:
Open the Settings to change the default download directory or enable MP3 Conversion for Audio Downloads including playlists
Paste a Youtube video link for Video or Audio Download.
Note that there is a lot of video streams(different resolutions and channels) that Youtube uses and a lot of them do not have audio channel included in them. This app can automatically download a separate audio file and merge both the video without audio and the audio file together to give you the desired resolution.
Paste a Playlist link for Playlist Download.
The playlist downloader is limited to only files who have both video and audio channels (usually 720p and 360p resolutions) + audio only option