A fullstack application built with FastAPI (Python) and React (TypeScript) that allows users to download videos from Facebook via yt-dlp.

⚠️ This project is for educational purposes only. Downloading videos without permission from the content owner may violate terms of service and copyright laws.

• 🧠 Built with FastAPI backend and React frontend
• ⏳ Shows real-time download progress
• 💾 Auto-merges video + audio using FFmpeg
• 🌐 CORS enabled for local development

• Python 3.8+
• Node.js 16+
• ffmpeg installed and available in system PATH
• yt-dlp (installed via pip)
• React (TypeScript)

git clone https://github.com/umandalroald/facebook-downloader.git
cd facebook-downloader

cd fb-downloader

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # or .\venv\Scripts\activate on Windows

pip install -r requirements.txt

• macOS: brew install ffmpeg
• Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt install ffmpeg
• Windows: Download here, add bin/ to system PATH

uvicorn main:app --reload --port 8000

If your React app is inside client/ or frontend/, go there. Otherwise:

cd frontend  # or wherever your React app is

npm install

npm start

It will run on http://localhost:3000 by default.

This tool is intended for educational use only.

Downloading videos from Facebook or other platforms may:

• Violate their Terms of Service
• Infringe on copyright law
• Result in your account being suspended or legal action

You are solely responsible for how you use this software.

• Deploy to production with HTTPS
• Add YouTube/TikTok support
• User authentication
• Download queue and history

This project is licensed under the MIT License.