YouTube Downloader Pro

A modern, user-friendly desktop application for downloading YouTube videos, shorts, playlists, and channels with ease.

✨ Features

• Multiple Download Types

  • Download YouTube Shorts
  • Download all shorts from a channel

• Quality Selection

  • Choose from multiple quality options: Best, 1080p, 720p, 480p
  • Audio-only download option

• User-Friendly Interface

  • Clean, modern graphical interface
  • Real-time download progress tracking
  • View video metadata (duration, views, upload date, tags)
  • Select specific videos or download all at once

• Advanced Features

  • Concurrent downloads (up to 5 simultaneous downloads)
  • Persistent configuration (your settings are saved)
  • Custom download location
  • Thumbnail embedding support

🚀 Quick Start (Windows)

1. Install Dependencies

   • Double-click install.bat
   • Follow the prompts
   • The installer will automatically set up Python dependencies and FFmpeg

2. Run the Application

   • Double-click run.bat
   • The application window will open

That's it! You're ready to download videos.

📋 Requirements

• Python 3.8 or higher - The installer will check for this
• FFmpeg - Required for video processing (automatically installed by install.bat)

💡 How to Use

1. Paste a YouTube URL

   • Copy any YouTube video, playlist, channel, or shorts URL
   • Paste it into the "YouTube URL" field

2. Fetch Video Information

   • Click the "Fetch Info" button
   • The app will retrieve all available videos and display metadata

3. Configure Your Download

   • Select your preferred quality (Best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, or Audio only)
   • Choose how many videos to download at once (1-5 concurrent downloads)
   • Select where to save your downloads (default is your Downloads folder)

4. Download

   • Click "Download All" to download everything
   • Or select specific videos and click "Download Selected"
   • Watch real-time progress for each download

🛠️ Troubleshooting

"Python is not recognized"

• Install Python from python.org
• Important: Check "Add Python to PATH" during installation
• Restart your computer after installing

"FFmpeg is not recognized"

• Run install.bat again and choose to install FFmpeg when prompted
• Or manually install: winget install ffmpeg
• Restart your terminal or computer after installation

Downloads fail with format errors

• Make sure FFmpeg is properly installed
• Try restarting the application
• Check your internet connection

Application won't start

• Run install.bat again to reinstall dependencies
• Make sure Python is properly installed
• Check that all dependencies were installed correctly

Video metadata not showing

• Check your internet connection
• Verify the YouTube URL is correct
• Some private or restricted videos may not show metadata

📝 Notes

• The first download might take a moment as the app initializes
• Large playlists or channels may take some time to fetch all video information
• Download speeds depend on your internet connection and YouTube's servers

🔒 Privacy

• All downloads are processed locally on your computer
• No data is collected or sent to external servers
• Your download history and settings are stored only on your device

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Enjoy downloading your favorite YouTube content! 🎥