yt-dlp app. The GUI you've been looking for.

All the power of yt-dlp — playlists, 4K HDR downloads, cookie auth, proxy support, FFmpeg post-processing — controlled from a clean desktop interface.
No command line. No setup. Just paste and download.

Built on yt-dlp. Zero compromise.

yt-dlp is the most capable video downloader ever built — but it lives in the terminal. yt-dlp app wraps it in a full desktop interface without removing a single feature. Every format, every site, every flag — now accessible with a click.

yt-dlp and FFmpeg download automatically on first launch. There's nothing to configure before your first download works.

1,510+ Sites Supported
0 Telemetry & Tracking
3 Platforms: Win · Mac · Linux

Every yt-dlp feature. Now clickable.

If yt-dlp can do it, yt-dlp app can do it. Here's what that looks like in practice.

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Zero Setup

Install the app, paste a URL, click Download. yt-dlp and FFmpeg are fetched automatically in the background if they're not already on your system. Nothing to configure. Nothing to install manually.

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Self-Updating Engine

YouTube breaks yt-dlp regularly. yt-dlp app lets you update the extraction engine independently with one click — no waiting for a full app release. Your downloads keep working.

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Playlists & Channels

Paste a playlist or channel URL and get a full, scrollable preview in seconds — loaded via flat-playlist technology without fetching every video upfront. Select all or cherry-pick. Bulk download at any quality.

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4K HDR & 8K Quality

Format intelligence automatically picks the best available stream — up to 4K HDR and 8K — with codec details, file size estimates, and HDR/60fps badges shown before you download. No guessing.

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Private & Members-Only Content

Import cookies from Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, or Brave to access private playlists, age-restricted videos, and members-only content — securely, without entering your password.

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Parallel Fragment Downloading

Each download is split into 4 concurrent streams by default, bypassing server-side throttling and maximising bandwidth on fast connections.

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Open source. Fully transparent.

yt-dlp app is MIT licensed and fully open source on GitHub. The code that runs on your machine is the code you can read, audit, and contribute to. No hidden behaviour. No proprietary black box.

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Stop copy-pasting commands.

yt-dlp app is free, runs entirely on your machine, and takes 30 seconds to install.

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macOS (Intel + Apple Silicon) Windows Linux (AppImage · .deb)