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YouTube-DL-PyTK (formerly known as YouTube-DL-GTK) is just a graphical launcher for yt-dlp. Its purpose is simple; to facilitate the downloading of non-copyright-protected videos from certain internet websites including YouTube.

It is written in Python, so it should run on Windows and Linux systems alike. I don't own an Apple computer myself, so the compiled binary releases for macOS may be delayed until I get a chance to have it compiled. Source code is included and can be executed directly if you have Python and the proper dependencies available.

I digitally sign some files in my releases. If you'd like to verify those signatures, you can find my PGP/GPG keys at:
https://marcusadams.me/gpg.html

If you'd like to donate there's several ways to do so:
PayPal: https://paypal.me/gerowen
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Features

  • Download videos from YouTube and a few other sites
  • Gives a graphical error notification in the event of a problem
  • .deb package available for easy installation on Debian based systems
  • Can be ran without installing
  • Tarball/source version will run on all supported systems, no digging for the right executable for your OS
  • Displays a terminal with the output of youtube-dl in the background so that if something out of the ordinary happens, the output of youtube-dl is visible instead of being hidden so you can diagnose what happened yourself.

Project Samples

Play Video Successful download using YouTube-DL-GTK An invalid URL error message Each stage of the process has instructions to keep you informed. Running a successful download in Windows 8 New in 16.1.1, you can now log into your Google account to access restricted content

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Categories

YouTube Downloaders

License

BSD License, Public Domain, GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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  • peaceofficer1 Posted 2025-01-16
    Some downloaders want to be the boss of your computer, not this one. I believe the intentions of the developer are good, and this worked flawlessly downloading off of YouTube. Thanks very much! I finally started using LINUX on my latest laptop and this program slots in nicely.
    Reply from YouTube-DL-PyTK
    Posted 2025-02-12
    Glad you found it useful, :-) I tried to keep it simple for a simple task.
  • s-r-grass Posted 2020-09-03
    Thank you very much for the program distributed under a free open license!
    Reply from YouTube-DL-PyTK
    Posted 2025-02-12
    Glad you found it useful, :-)
  • armaod Posted 2020-02-07
    This worked great. Much better alternative than the sketchy youtube downloader websites.
    Reply from YouTube-DL-PyTK
    Posted 2025-02-12
    Glad you found it useful, :-)
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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux, BSD, Windows

Languages

English

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Console/Terminal, Tk

Programming Language

Unix Shell, Python

Related Categories

Unix Shell YouTube Downloaders, Python YouTube Downloaders

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2013-03-24
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