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

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YTConverter™


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 For Linux (Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora/Arch):

  1. Install Python:
    sudo apt update && sudo apt install python3 python3-pip -y  # For Debian/Ubuntu
    
    sudo dnf install python3 python3-pip  # For Fedora
    
    sudo pacman -S python python-pip  # For Arch
    
  2. Install Git and Curl:
    sudo apt install git curl -y  # Debian/Ubuntu
    
  3. Clone the repository:
    git clone https://github.com/kaifcodec/ytconverter.git
    cd ytconverter
    
  4. Install required Python libraries:
    pip3 install -r requirements.txt
    

Installation (Termux/Linux-distros)

# Update Termux and install Python
pkg update -y && pkg upgrade -y && pkg install python

# Install Git and Curl
pkg install git
pkg install curl

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/kaifcodec/ytconverter.git

# Grant storage permission
termux-setup-storage

# Navigate to the project directory
cd ytconverter

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

Installation (Windows)

  1. Download or clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/kaifcodec/ytconverter.git
    cd ytconverter
    
  2. Open Command Prompt and run the installer batch file ytconverter directory:

install.bat
  1. After installation move installed yt-dlp.exe and ffmpeg binaries to your PATH directory, so that the script can access it globally.

  2. After installation, start the program:

python ytconverter.py

Usage

  1. Run the main script to start the conversion process:
    python ytconverter.py
    
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions to input the YouTube URL and choose the desired output format.

Tested on

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

Screenshots

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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.

Disclaimer ⚠⚠

  • We do ask you for your Name and Contact information at the beginning of the tool for update-related notices, but if you don't want to disclose those creds, you can leave those fields blank
  • We also collect some basic information about the usage statistics and the user's Public IP, but we assure you that this data is not kept more than 48 hours
  • We respect your privacy. Any basic info this tool collects (like usage data) is handled securely and never shared. No creepy tracking—just good software.
  • Thank you 🌹🌹 Keep supporting ❤❤

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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