iawia002/lux
👾 Fast and simple video download library and CLI tool written in Go observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
56/100
- Activity 74
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3112
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 157
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
31656 stars · 3315 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Lux is a fast and simple video downloader written in Go, available both as a CLI tool and a library. It supports downloading videos from many sites (YouTube, Bilibili, Youku, etc.) with features like playlists, resume, multi-threading, cookies, and proxy support.
Use cases
- download videos from youtube from the command line
- download bilibili videos
- save a video playlist from a url
- resume an interrupted video download
- extract video streams from chinese video sites
- programmatically download videos in a go program
When to choose
- you need a fast, single-binary video downloader across linux, macos, and windows
- you want to download from Chinese video platforms like Bilibili, Youku, or iQiyi
- you need a Go library for video URL extraction and downloading
When to avoid
- you need to download DRM-protected or subscription-only streaming content
- you want a GUI-based downloader
- you need yt-dlp's broader site coverage and format conversion options
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
web-scraping cli video-processing http-client media developer-tools crawlers windows go cli cross-platform video-downloader youtube bilibili download-manager ffmpeg command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/iawia002/lux · fetched 2026-08-28 · f2f37760ac52
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| iawia002/lux | main | 56 |
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