# jely2002/youtube-dl-gui

Open Video Downloader - A cross-platform GUI for youtube-dl made in Rust with Tauri and Vue + Typescript.

Repository: https://github.com/jely2002/youtube-dl-gui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jely2002-youtube-dl-gui
Homepage: https://jely2002.github.io/youtube-dl-gui/
Language: Rust
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: youtube-dl, youtube-dl-gui, ytdl, cross-platform-gui, tailwind, tauri, vue, downloader, youtube
Last push: 2026-08-11T17:41:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2345, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": 59, "gap_med": 18, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9083, forks 649 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:28.272720+00:00)

## What it is
Open Video Downloader is a cross-platform desktop GUI for yt-dlp/youtube-dl built with Rust, Tauri, and Vue + TypeScript. It lets users download videos, audio, subtitles, and metadata from 1000+ websites without using the command line.

## Use cases
- download youtube videos with a gui
- extract audio from videos
- download entire playlists at once
- save subtitles and metadata from videos
- choose video quality and output format like mp4 or mkv
- download videos without using the command line

## When to choose
- you want a friendly desktop app instead of yt-dlp CLI commands
- you need cross-platform support on Windows, macOS, or Linux
- you want playlist, subtitle, and audio extraction features with quality control
- you prefer automatic updates for both the app and yt-dlp

## When to avoid
- you need a headless or server-side download solution
- you only want a CLI tool for scripting
- you need features not supported by yt-dlp itself

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, file-upload, developer-tools
- domain: media, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cross-platform, rust
- tags: yt-dlp, youtube-dl, video-downloader, audio-extraction, playlist-download, subtitle-download, vue, typescript, automation, macos, linux, desktop, tauri

## Member repositories
- jely2002/youtube-dl-gui (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.272720+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 2026-08-29T17:24:00.323755+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jely2002/youtube-dl-gui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.272720+00:00, sha 846129b41e42)
  - homepage: https://jely2002.github.io/youtube-dl-gui/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:48.713567+00:00, sha 439effb7a4ca)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.