Hermes – Self-hosted video downloader
I've been playing with my home server again, and I was looking for a video downloader. I found one that looked great, but was no longer functional. So, I vibe-coded my own. Hermes is a REST API and web app built on top of yt-dlp. Why not just use yt-dlp? Additional features, phone support, and automations. Coming soon will be a very basic video editor so you can easily remux and trim your downloaded videos.
Hermes – Self-hosted video downloader launched on October 26, 2025 with 8 votes, #1,955 of 8,178 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Hermes Video Downloader — Self-hosted video downloader compatible with 1,000+ sites. yt-dlp api. - TechSquidTV/Hermes
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