This script provides a simple graphical interface for the yt-dlp command. No installation is required. Just open the software, paste the video link, and click "Start Download" or press Enter to download the video.
| System Requirements | Description |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 7 and above |
| Other Software | ffmpeg (important, must be installed) |
- Download ffmpeg from the ffmpeg official website.
- Open "Edit System Environment Variables" settings.
- Find the variable named "Path" in the system variables and click "Edit".
- Add the installation directory path of ffmpeg (e.g. "C:\path\to\ffmpeg").
- Confirm the changes and close the window. Restart your computer or open a new command prompt to enable the environment variable.
- Video download: You can specify videos (up to YouTube 8K) and audio of any quality. It supports downloading playlists and thumbnails.
- Support for most video websites: It supports Bilibili, YouTube, Youku, TikTok and almost all video websites. See Supported Websites for details.
- Support for keyword search: Enter a search keyword in the video link to download the most matching video from YouTube.
- Subtitle download: You can download subtitle files (if any) in the specified language and format. Check "Translate Subtitles" to translate them into the desired language.
Download the software, no installation is required. After opening, paste the video link and click "Start Download" or press Enter to download the video.
For more common issues and precautions, please refer to Wiki-en#FAQ.
This section describes how to package yt-dlp-simple-gui.py into an exe file. For specific steps, please refer to Wiki-en#Self-compiled exe file.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.