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Terminal-based YouTube video/audio downloader using yt-dlp and ffmpeg

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YTConverter™


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❓ Born from silent hands, shaping what they cannot fully feel.
❓ Weighted and left alone, with no hand to guide through the quiet.
❓ Moving the world’s sound, while never feeling its pulse.
— Author: 401

YTConverter™ is a Python-based project developed by kaifcodec designed to provide a robust tool for converting YouTube videos into various formats. This tool simplifies the process of downloading and converting videos from YouTube.


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Requirements

  • Python 3.x
  • Required Python libraries (listed in requirements.txt)
  • ffmpeg & yt-dlp binary

🧩 Installation

🐧 Linux / Termux / macOS

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/kaifcodec/ytconverter.git cd ytconverter/standalone/

Auto-setup ffmpeg + dependencies

./install.sh

(If install.sh fails, install ffmpeg manually)

sudo apt install ffmpeg # Debian/Ubuntu
pkg install ffmpeg # Termux
sudo dnf install ffmpeg # Fedora
sudo pacman -S ffmpeg # Arch

Install ytconverter from PyPI

pip install ytconverter

Run the program

ytconverter -S

⚙️ Update

Update the repository

./update.sh

Update PyPI package

pip install -U ytconverter

🪟 Windows

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/kaifcodec/ytconverter.git cd ytconverter/standalone/

Run installer

install.bat

Or manually install ffmpeg and add it to PATH

Then run:

python ytconverter.py

⚠️ The standalone script is recommended for now.
PyPI version is still in beta — report issues on GitHub.

Tested on

  • Linux
  • Termux
  • Ubuntu
  • MacOs
  • Windows 10/11

Contact for any error or issue:

Features

  • Video Downloading: Fetch videos directly from YouTube.
  • Audio Downloading: Downloads audio of any video with wide range of bitrate selection.
  • Multiple video download: Now you can download multiple videos using the tool, just paste the urls one by one
  • Format Conversion: Convert downloaded videos into different formats such as MP3, MP4, etc.
  • Metadata Handling: Extract and manage metadata associated with YouTube videos.

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome!

Please take a moment to read our CONTRIBUTING.md guide for details on how to help make YTConverter™ better.

Feel free to open a pull request or submit an issue.


License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

For any questions or feedback, please open an issue or contact kaifcodec.

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