SgithiDownloader 2.0.2

A tool to download YouTube videos and audio with embedded thumbnails.

sgithidownloader

A Python tool to download YouTube videos and audio in various high-quality formats with embedded thumbnails and metadata.

Features

• 🎬 Download individual YouTube videos or entire playlists
• 🎵 Support for multiple video formats (MP4, WebM, AVI, MKV)
• 🎧 Convert and download audio in various formats (Opus, MP3, FLAC, AAC, etc.)
• 🖼️ Automatically embed video thumbnails as album art
• 📋 Include metadata (title, artist, album, date, description) in supported formats
• ✂️ Crop thumbnails to square format for better display
• 📊 Beautiful progress bars and colored output
• 🚀 Intuitive subcommand-based CLI interface
• 🌐 User-friendly web interface with real-time progress tracking

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• FFmpeg (for audio processing)

Install FFmpeg

On Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install ffmpeg

On macOS:

brew install ffmpeg

On Windows: Download from ffmpeg.org and add to PATH.

Install the Package

pip install sgithidownloader

For development:

git clone https://github.com/AceCJM/SgithiDownloader.git
cd SgithiDownloader
pip install -e .

Usage

The CLI uses a modern subcommand structure for clarity:

Download a Single Video

sgithidownloader video "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" -o /path/to/output/

Download Audio

sgithidownloader audio "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" -f opus -o /path/to/output/

Download a Playlist

sgithidownloader playlist "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYLIST_ID" -t audio -f mp3 -o /path/to/output/

List Available Formats

sgithidownloader formats

Get Help

# General help
sgithidownloader --help

# Help for specific command
sgithidownloader video --help
sgithidownloader audio --help
sgithidownloader playlist --help

Web Interface

For users who prefer a graphical interface, SgithiDownloader includes a beautiful web UI:

sgithidownloader webui

This will start a local web server at http://localhost:5000 where you can:

• 📱 Use an intuitive form-based interface
• 📊 Monitor download progress in real-time
• 📁 Browse and download completed files
• 🎯 Select formats with visual options
• 📂 Choose custom output directories

Web UI Features

• Real-time Progress: Watch downloads progress with live updates
• Format Selection: Easy dropdown menus for video/audio formats
• Download History: View and download previously completed files
• Responsive Design: Works on desktop and mobile devices
• Background Processing: Downloads run in the background without blocking the UI

Command Reference

sgithidownloader video

Download a single YouTube video.

sgithidownloader video URL [OPTIONS]

Options:

• -o, --output DIR: Output directory (default: current directory)
• -f, --format FORMAT: Video format (mp4, webm, avi, mkv) (default: mp4)

sgithidownloader audio

Download audio from a YouTube video.

sgithidownloader audio URL [OPTIONS]

Options:

• -o, --output DIR: Output directory (default: current directory)
• -f, --format FORMAT: Audio format (best, aac, alac, flac, m4a, mp3, opus, vorbis, wav) (default: best)

sgithidownloader playlist

Download all videos from a YouTube playlist.

sgithidownloader playlist URL [OPTIONS]

Options:

• -o, --output DIR: Output directory (default: current directory)
• -t, --type TYPE: Download type (video or audio) (default: video)
• -f, --format FORMAT: Format (depends on type - video: mp4/webm/avi/mkv, audio: opus/mp3/etc.) (default: mp4)

sgithidownloader formats

Display all available video and audio formats with descriptions.

sgithidownloader webui

Start the web interface for graphical downloads.

sgithidownloader webui

Description: Launches a local web server at http://localhost:5000 with a user-friendly interface for downloading YouTube content.

Examples

# Download a single video in MP4 format
sgithidownloader video "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -f mp4

# Download audio in high-quality Opus format
sgithidownloader audio "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -f opus -o ~/Music/

# Download an entire playlist as MP3 files
sgithidownloader playlist "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmRdnEQy4qtr5G1G8jQGzq9j9j9j" -t audio -f mp3 -o ~/Music/Playlist/

# Download a playlist of videos
sgithidownloader playlist "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmRdnEQy4qtr5G1G8jQGzq9j9j9j" -o ~/Videos/

# List all available formats
sgithidownloader formats

Supported Formats

Audio Formats

• best: Auto-select best quality (recommended)
• opus: High quality, supports metadata
• mp3: Universal compatibility, supports metadata
• flac: Lossless, high quality
• aac: Good quality, wide support
• m4a: AAC in MP4 container
• alac: Apple Lossless
• vorbis: Open source, good quality
• wav: Uncompressed

Video Formats

• mp4: Most compatible format
• webm: Open format, good compression
• avi: Legacy format
• mkv: Advanced container format

Note: Metadata embedding is only supported for opus and mp3 formats.

Dependencies

• yt-dlp: For downloading and extracting media
• mutagen: For embedding metadata in audio files
• pytube: For playlist handling
• rich: For beautiful console output
• tqdm: For progress bars
• pillow: For image processing
• requests: For downloading thumbnails
• flask: For the web interface

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Submit a pull request

Disclaimer

This tool is for personal use only. Respect YouTube's terms of service and copyright laws. The author is not responsible for misuse.