ytget-gui 2.4.6.5

A GUI YouTube downloader powered by yt-dlp

🎬 YTGet GUI — YouTube Downloader

YTGet GUI is a sleek, user-friendly desktop application built with Python and PySide6 that helps you download YouTube videos, playlists, and music effortlessly using yt-dlp. This Windows .exe version is portable and standalone — no Python installation required.

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☄️ How to Install

📦 Windows Standalone

1. Download the latest .zip release.
2. Extract the contents.
3. Run YTGet.exe.

🐍 PyPI Installation

Install via pip:

pip install ytget-gui

🔄 How to Update (PyPI version)

To update YTGet GUI installed via pip:

pip install --upgrade ytget-gui

This will fetch the latest version from PyPI and replace the old version automatically.

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✨ Features

🖥️ Interface

• 🎯 Clean Qt GUI — Intuitive layout with dark-friendly visuals.
• 🛑 Cancel Anytime — Gracefully stop downloads at any moment.
• 🔒 Offline Capable — No Python installation required.

📥 Download Options

• 📹 Multiple Formats — Download videos from 480p up to 8K.
• 🎵 MP3 Mode — High-quality audio extraction with embedded thumbnails & metadata.
• 📄 Subtitles — Auto-fetch subtitles (multi-language).
• 📂 Playlist Support — Download entire playlists in audio/video mode.

🔧 Advanced Features

• ⚙️ Persistent Settings — All settings saved to config.json.
• 🚀 Improved Playlist Support — Reverse order, select items, archive tracking.
• ✂️ Clip Extraction — Download video portions by start/end time.
• ⏭️ SponsorBlock — Skip sponsored content, intros, and outros.
• 🧩 Chapters Handling — Embed or split videos by chapters.
• 🎼 YouTube Music Metadata — Accurate music info and album data.

🛠 Functionality

• 🌐 Proxy Support — Configure proxies for downloads.
• 📅 Date Filter — Download videos uploaded after a specified date.
• 🧪 Custom FFmpeg Args — Add advanced arguments for power users.
• 🔊 Audio Normalization — Uniform volume for all downloads.
• 🗃 Channel Organization — Auto-sort videos into uploader folders.
• ⚡ Performance Enhancements — Smart rate limiting and retry logic.

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🧰 How to Use

1. 📦 Extract the downloaded .zip file.
2. ▶️ Launch YTGet.exe.
3. 🔗 Paste a YouTube URL.
4. 🎚️ Select format (e.g., 1080p MKV or MP3).
5. ⬇️ Click ➕ Add to Queue.
6. ⬇️ Click ▶️ Start Queue.

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📁 Output

• ✅ Clean filenames: %(title)s.ext
• 🎵 Audio downloads include:
  • Embedded album art
  • Metadata tags (artist, title, etc.)
  • Subtitles (if available)

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🧩 Format Options

Format	Description
🎞️ 480p–8K	MKV video with merged best audio
🎵 MP3 Audio	High-quality audio with tags & thumbnails
📃 Playlist MP3	Batch audio extraction from playlists

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🔒 Cookies Support

For age-restricted or private content:

1. Export cookies using Get cookies.txt extension.
2. Place the file in _internal/cookies.txt.

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⚙️ Requirements

• ✅ No installation — just unzip and run.
• 🪟 Windows 10+ (64-bit).

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🔧 Development Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.13+
• FFmpeg (Add to PATH or project folder)

Setup

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/ErfanNamira/ytget-gui.git

# Navigate to project
cd ytget-gui

# Create & activate virtual environment
python -m venv venv
# Linux/Mac
source venv/bin/activate
# Windows
venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run app
python -m ytget_gui

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🤝 Contribution Guide

1. Fork & clone the repo

2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b my-feature

3. Commit & push: git commit -m "msg" && git push origin my-feature

4. Open a Pull Request

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📄 License

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

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📦 Download

👉 Latest Release (.zip)