A clean, lightweight Windows desktop app to download YouTube videos and audio with just one click — no ads, no browser extensions, and no coding skills needed.
This app lets you:
✅ Paste a YouTube video link
✅ Choose to download the full video (MP4) or just the audio (MP3)
✅ Save it to your computer
✅ Watch or listen using any media player — especially VLC!
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🎬 Download Video in MP4 | Merges highest quality video & audio from YouTube |
| 🎧 Download Audio in MP3 | Converts directly from the YouTube video |
| 📶 Stable Download Engine | Uses yt-dlp (the best YouTube downloader) |
| ⚙️ Automatic Merging | No manual merging or editing needed |
| 🔄 Progress Bar | Know when it's working |
| 🖱️ User-Friendly GUI | Just copy–paste & click |
| 🧠 Retry on network errors | Automatically tries again if the connection fails |
| 💡 Clean confirmation messages | No popups, just results |
- ✅ Windows 10 or 11
- ✅ Internet Connection
- ✅ No coding required at all!
- A
.exefile that works like any other Windows software - A simple interface — no command line needed
- VLC integration (optional for playback)
⚠️ If you're not using GitHub yet, Pradip will provide a.zipor.exefile manually.
After you get the file:
- Extract the
.zip(if needed) - Double-click the
main.exeto run it — no installation required
This app works best with VLC — it can play any format. Download and install VLC if you don't already have it.
Make sure it's installed at:
If you're using the Python script version, you’ll need ffmpeg.
- Download from: https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/
- Extract the zip
- Move
ffmpeg.exeinto this path:
C:\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe - Update the code (or we’ve already set the path inside the script)
- Open the app by double-clicking
main.exe - Copy a YouTube video link
- Paste it in the input box
- Select:
- ✅ Video (MP4)
- ✅ Audio (MP3)
- Click "Download"
- Choose where to save it
- Wait for the “✅ Download complete!” message
Done! 🎉
- ✅ Initial GUI version
- ✅ Added audio/video toggle
- ✅ Progress bar added
- ✅ Handles long videos
- ✅ Stable on retry
- ✅ No auto-open after download
Yes. This is a locally-run Python app that:
- Doesn't collect any data
- Doesn’t open unwanted windows
- Uses safe, open-source libraries (
yt-dlp,tkinter)
If you're a developer and want to build from source:
pip install yt-dlp
pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --noconfirm --onefile --windowed main.pyBuilt by Pradip With help from:
- yt-dlp (downloader)
- ffmpeg (merging tool)
- tkinter (GUI interface)
- PyInstaller (for packaging)
Q: Will it work on Mac or Linux?
A: No, this version is made for Windows only. (But cross-platform support can come later.)
Q: Does it work for age-restricted or private videos?
A: No — it works best for public videos. Support for private/authenticated videos can be added later.
Q: What formats are downloaded?
A: MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio).
MIT License — free for personal and commercial use.
If you're a beginner, don't worry — this app is built for you.
If you're a coder, fork it and make it better.Either way: download, click, and enjoy!