mhogomchungu/media-downloader
Media Downloader is a Qt/C++ front end to yt-dlp, youtube-dl, gallery-dl, lux, you-get, svtplay-dl, aria2c, wget and safari books.. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 17.0
- age_days: 2053
- days_rel: 26
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 27
Adoption not part of the score
4939 stars · 335 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Media Downloader is a Qt/C++ GUI frontend for CLI media downloaders like yt-dlp, gallery-dl, you-get, and aria2c. It provides batch downloads, playlist subscriptions, concurrent downloads, and multi-language support across Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Use cases
- download videos from youtube with a gui
- batch download media from a list of urls
- download entire playlists from youtube
- subscribe to playlists and monitor updates
- download images from sites using gallery-dl
- manage multiple concurrent media downloads
When to choose
- you want a graphical interface instead of typing yt-dlp commands
- you need batch or playlist downloads with preset format options
- you want cross-platform desktop app with multi-language UI
When to avoid
- you only need a lightweight CLI downloader
- you need a headless server-side download service
- you want a browser-based downloader
Facets
application · maturity active
gui developer-tools media cross-platform desktop-applications windows cross-platform yt-dlp video-downloader media-downloader qt youtube batch-download playlist-download linux macos desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/mhogomchungu/media-downloader · fetched 2026-08-28 · c2eda5a0fd50
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mhogomchungu/media-downloader | main | 98 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="mhogomchungu/media-downloader")
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