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Hey HN! I built YNOT, a simple cross-platform YouTube downloader with a GUI. It's powered by yt-dlp and completely free/open-source (WTFPL license). Key features: - Simple GUI - just paste URL and download - Downloads HD/4K videos - Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux) - No ads, no tracking, completely private - Lightweight and fast GitHub: https://github.com/james-see/ynot I'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions!
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hi, this is a project I've been working on and off for the last three months, it's my first non-trivial, non-hello-world, actually useful (at least to me) go project. it would be very nice if you could just try the program and see if it works on your setup! the readme[0] explains how it works, why I wrote it and how it fits in my "command-line centric" computing environment (there is also a video demo[1] :)). if you know go, feel free to take a look at the code and review it! I'm still pretty much new to go and I'd love to hear opinions, feedback and tips from more seasoned go developers :)…
2022 · github.com
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Lack of yt-dlp+ffmpeg and screenshots' limited size on my mobile phone prompted me to build a simple tool to download pictures from YouTube videos. Check it out. hope you guys find it useful
2024 · ytpics.com
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Hi Hacker News, I'm excited to share Paste2Download, a web app that lets you download videos from various platforms like TikTok, YouTube, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Pinterest, and even 9Gag, all without watermarks. What it does: Paste2Download simplifies the process of downloading videos by allowing you to paste a video URL from multiple platforms and download the video directly to your device. It removes watermarks and supports a wide range of video sources. Why I built it: There are plenty of sites that can help with downloading videos from TikTok, but many of these websites are…
2024 · paste2download.com
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I found the manual process of downloading various YouTube assets painful so built a simple app to help myself and hopefully others. The app wraps up popular Python libraries (`yt-dlp, scrapetube, youtube-transcript-api`) and makes their functionality easier to use. Python and Docker versions are available.
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High-fidelity X video & GIF saver. No ads, no tracking.
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VODForge is a free, open-source YouTube downloader for macOS and Windows. Save local MP4 video or MP3 audio with quality, queue, metadata, and cover-art controls.
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I’ve always been frustrated with how hard it is to download videos from the internet. Most of the sites that claim to do it are bloated with ads, auto-playing videos, fake download buttons, or just straight-up shady behavior. All I wanted was something minimal that actually worked — no noise, no popups, no tricks. So, I built https://downr.org It's a tiny project that just does one thing: lets you paste a link and download the video. That’s it. No registration, no browser extensions, no messing around with file converters. I didn’t build it to go viral or make money — I built it…
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Bulk YT Shorts Downloader for high-volume content creators.
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