# dsymbol/yt-dlp-gui

A cross-platform GUI wrapper for yt-dlp written in PySide6

Repository: https://github.com/dsymbol/yt-dlp-gui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dsymbol-yt-dlp-gui
Language: Python
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: youtube-dl, video-downloader, youtube-downloader, yt-dlp
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-03-02T20:32:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 26, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1613, "days_push": 184, "days_rel": 337, "gap_med": 160, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1462, forks 153 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:47.621400+00:00)

## What it is
A cross-platform graphical interface wrapper for the yt-dlp command-line video downloader, written in Python with PySide6. It lets users download videos through presets that map to yt-dlp arguments, configurable via a TOML file.

## Use cases
- download youtube videos with a gui
- graphical front end for yt-dlp
- download videos without using the command line
- save mp4 with embedded thumbnail from youtube
- portable video downloader for windows
- customize download presets for yt-dlp

## When to choose
- you want a simple GUI on top of yt-dlp instead of memorizing CLI flags
- you need a portable Windows build with no installation
- you want to define reusable download presets in a config file

## When to avoid
- you need advanced yt-dlp features not exposed by the presets
- you prefer a fully scriptable or headless downloader
- you need a GUI with playlist management or a built-in browser

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, video-processing, developer-tools
- domain: media, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, python
- tags: yt-dlp, video-downloader, youtube-downloader, pyside6, gui-wrapper, desktop

## Member repositories
- dsymbol/yt-dlp-gui (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.621400+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:35:16.801396+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dsymbol/yt-dlp-gui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.621400+00:00, sha 054bb23f2cce)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.