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Show HN: YNOT – Free, Open-Source YouTube Downloader
Hey HN! I built YNOT, a simple cross-platform YouTube downloader with a GUI.
It's powered by yt-dlp and completely free/open-source (WTFPL license).
Key features:
- Simple GUI - just paste URL and download
- Downloads HD/4K videos
- Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux)
- No ads, no tracking, completely private
- Lightweight and fast
GitHub: https://github.com/james-see/ynot https://github.com/james-see/ynot
I'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions!
- mock-possum 1y agoHow does it stack up against jdownloader?
- jamescampbell 1y agoI haven't done much market research, but I will check it out. I was focused on building it fast and getting it out there.
- alexander2002 1y agoAre there any additional option in the ui aside from the youtube link such as downloading a specific portion of a video.
- jamescampbell 1y agoI was thinking of adding some github issues for features. Another one would be downloading the transcript file (which is easy to grab btw).
- regsvr32 1y agoThe UI looks great—really nice little tool.
- jamescampbell 1y agoThank you for the feedback.
- koutsie 1y agoA vibecoded gui for yt-dlp?
- jamescampbell 1y agoIt was a challenge on X. A person was making a PAID desktop app and I said Ill make an open source one in a day. So I did. :shrug:
- jamescampbell 1y agoI firmly believe tools like yt-dlp should not be wrapped as PAID things. Tools like that should be free for all to use.